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Buzz Constantly Towards an NBA Championship

Do you fly to distant cities? During its seasons since the start of the new millennium, the Hornets have racked up the most frequent-flyer miles, buzzing to a new home. Since 2002, the Hornets have flown from Charlotte, to New Orleans, to Oklahoma City, and then back to New Orleans. Here are some fascinating facts about the insect for which the NBA team was named.


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VP Reed to Retire

Willis Reed, who is the New Orleans Hornets' vice president of basketball operations, will definitely leave the NBA by retiring in June, the month in which he will turn 65.

Byron Scott the Leading New Orleans Hornet

New Orleans is a city that is full of life and full of hope. It is also a city that has had a special place in its heart for game of basketball since it first began hosting a professional team over a hundred years ago. This is why, when the Jazz decided to relocate to Utah the town that will not die was hurt, but did not stay down for long.

Taking the N off the NOK

Should the Hornets stay in Oklahoma permanently?

The New Orleans Hornets is a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It plays in the Southwest Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise began play during the 1988–89 NBA season as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it was located until the end of the 2001–02 NBA season.