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New Orleans Hornets (Basketball team)

LC control no.n 2002119024
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Corporate name headingNew Orleans Hornets (Basketball team)
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Variant(s)Hornets (Basketball team)
See alsoPredecessor: Charlotte Hornets (Basketball team : 1988-2002)
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Successor: New Orleans Pelicans (Basketball team)
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Beginning date2002
Ending date2013
Found inFlagrant foul, 2003: ECIP galley (NBA basketball team, formerly Charlotte Hornets; franchise moved to New Orleans and played 1st game there on Oct. 30, 2002)
LC database, Dec. 31, 2002 (hdg.: Charlotte Hornets (Basketball team))
Wikipedia Sept. 9, 2013 (The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The franchise began as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they were located for fourteen seasons. The team relocated to New Orleans, becoming the New Orleans Hornets. The franchise's name was changed to the "Pelicans" at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 season)