Posted by Niall Doherty
April 05, 2008 at 16:20 Central
Twenty-one years ago today, George Shinn's phone rang. He answered to find NBA Commissioner David Stern on the line. The commish wanted to inform Shinn that a decision had been made on his application for an NBA franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina...
"Congratulations."
April 5th, 1987.
The birth of the Hornets.
Before The Hornets beat the Knicks
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entersandman
04/05/08 11:34 AM
Haha, did you make that? Pretty baller...
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Ron Hitley
04/05/08 12:13 PM
Haha, no, I didn't make the cake. I did make scrambled eggs earlier though. They don't work well in sandwiches.
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Emir lidan
04/05/08 04:08 PM
wow thats 1 cake i wouldnt try lol just kidding i'd let my dog try itand if he lived gues it wouldn't kill me lol =)
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ticktock6
04/06/08 04:43 AM
Happy Birthday Hornets! You wouldn't want a cake I made either...
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