Randy Wittman didn’t sleep on Tuesday night. Excited and nervous about his debut as Washington Wizardscoach, Wittman couldn’t wait to get started. His players couldn’t wait, either. The Wizards led throughout the game and blew out the woeful Charlotte Bobcats 92-75 on Wednesday night. Washington is still just 3-15, but after the Wizards quickly built
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Short on players for practice, the Charlotte Bobcats found an extra body in the front office: Michael Jordan. The Hall of Famer and Bobcats owner suited up for Thursday’s workout, participating in a full-court scrimmage and showing a few of the old moves that helped make him a six-time NBA champion. “He’s
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To the surprise of countless NBA observers, Kwame Brown and Michael Jordan are together again. A reunion that no one in the league expected after their well-chronicled difficulties in Washington will take place in Charlotte this season after Brown struck a one-year deal at the veteran minimum with the Jordan-owned Bobcats. Mark Bartlestein, Brown’s Chicago-based
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Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league. The NBA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson. Jordan
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The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan’s bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats, and commissioner David Stern expects the league’s board of governors to approve the purchase by the end of next week. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Stern said he expects the vote to pass “very easily.” Jordan will
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Former basketball great Michael Jordan could soon be the owner of his own NBA team. Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown said Monday that Jordan is doing everything he can to become the owner of the club in his home state. “He said he’s doing his best to put himself in a position to get the
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Bob Johnson and Houston’s George Postolos continue negotiations on a deal that could shift control of the Charlotte Bobcats, multiple sources told the Observer Monday. Whether a deal is imminent is anyone’s guess. Johnson, who owns about 70 percent of the franchise, put the team up for sale months ago. Postolos, formerly president of the
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In what could be a risky move, the T-Wolves are allowing Moor to have a major voice in basketball decisions. That will start with the draft, where the Timberwolves have the No. 6 pick. Moor wants to have a big influence on the direction of the team, so Harris (who ran Milwaukee), Bickerstaff (Charlotte) and
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