Jordan, who now owns the Charlotte Bobcats, is an exception among his fellow fat cats.
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On Sunday they barely squeaked past the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan's sad, wheelless bus with a 4-31 record.
The Charlotte Bobcats owner exchanged vows with 35-year-old former model Yvette Prieto on Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla.
Nobody may be praying harder than Michael Jordan, whose Charlotte Bobcats is the losingest team in NBA history.
He has had courtside seats at Charlotte Bobcats games dating back to 2007.
But the Charlotte Bobcats are much too new for any historical name resurgence.
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Over their final 14 games, they'll play just four the Charlotte Bobcats (twice), Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers against teams with sub-.500 records.
There is talk among sports bankers that Charlotte Bobcats owner and former National Basketball Association superstar Michael Jordan is looking for investors.
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They look like they've been drafted en masse by the Charlotte Bobcats.
Last year he became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats when BET founder, Robert Johnson, sold him his portion of the team.
Even the awful Charlotte Bobcats have ranked from the low-to-mid 20s in attendance the past few years with Michael Jordan at the helm.
Other Jordan assets include six restaurants, a North Carolina car dealership, a motorsports team and his 80% stake in the Charlotte Bobcats.
Jordan joined the Charlotte Bobcats as a minority owner in 2006.
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The Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats, Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks are all searching for a coach, but the Nets may be the most prime destination of the group.
Smith scored 37 points, his third consecutive 30-point outing, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Bobcats 111-102 on Friday night for their season-high seventh straight victory.
Low-revenue teams that have been struggling, like the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats, will be able to more easily compete and get see their valuations get a big boost.
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He hit buzzer-beating game-winners against the Charlotte Bobcats and Phoenix Suns, but had terrible shooting performances in other games, including a 4-for-20 showing in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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James finished with 32 points on 11 for 14 shooting, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Bosh scored 15 points and the Heat won their 26th straight game, topping the Charlotte Bobcats 109-77 on Sunday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers share their facility (the Wells Fargo Center) with the Villanova Wildcats, and North Carolina, Michigan State and Connecticut all have professional basketball teams (Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, respectively) within a 51-100 mile range from where they play their regular season home games.
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The Bobcats and Heat played three times during 2012, and Charlotte never led for a single second in any of those contests.
Gordon and Pargo, whose second 10-day contract expired earlier this week and was signed for the rest season, combined for 24 of Charlotte's 31 points in the second quarter to give the Bobcats a 54-53 lead at halftime.
In turn, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said he could be open to bringing the Hornets name back to Charlotte, where the name originated.
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