<Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third </Td> <Td> Fourth </Td> <Td> Fifth </Td> </Tr> <P> The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina . The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The team is largely owned by retired NBA player Michael Jordan, who acquired controlling interest in the team in 2010 . The Hornets play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte . </P> <P> The original Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team, owned by George Shinn . In 2002, Shinn's franchise relocated to New Orleans and became the New Orleans Hornets . In 2004, the NBA established the Charlotte Bobcats, which was regarded as a new expansion team at the time . In 2013, the New Orleans' franchise announced it would rebrand itself the New Orleans Pelicans, ultimately returning the Hornets name, records, and official history (spanning from 1988 to 2002) to Charlotte . The Bobcats were officially renamed the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014--15 season . </P>

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