Michael Jordan can no longer let his game speak for him – or help his Charlotte Bobcats – so as he sat and watched his team lose another game to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, he found a familiar outlet for his frustration: the referees. Jordan’s competitive fire showed itself as he chirped at the
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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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Ted Leonsis says he offered to buy the Washington Wizards at “one of the highest prices ever paid for an NBA team,” an amount that was apparently far short of satisfying the family of late owner Abe Pollin. The former AOL executive wrote on his Ted’s Take blog Thursday that he remains “very confident” he
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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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