(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2002 2005 2010 2011 2013 Expansion in Charlotte When the original Charlotte Hornets relocated to New Orleans in 2002, the NBA promised Charlotte leaders that the city would be granted an NBA expansion team for the 2004 – 2005 season. On December 18, 2002, a group led by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson …