 2004/05: Immediately after the Hornets left for New Orleans in 2002 the NBA granted Charlotte an expansion team to begin play in 2004. Before the team even hit the floor it made history as it would be owned by Robert Johnson the founder of Black Entertainment Television and the first Majority Black owner in Major Professional sports, as the team got its nickname from their owner. The Bobcats would get one major player to build around in the draft as with the 2nd overall pick they would select UConn star Emeka Okafor who had just come off leading the Huskies to a National Championship. The first game for the Bobcats would come on November 4th at the Charlotte Coliseum as they waited for the completion of their new state of the art arena; the first points would be scored by Primoz Brazec, as the Bobcats lost to the Washington Wizards 103-96. The Bobcats first win would come 2 nights later when they beat the Orlando Magic 111-100 at home. After losing their next 7 the Bobcats stunned the defending champion Detroit Pistons 91-89, proving though an expansion team they would not be pushovers. On December 14th the Bobcats really gave their fans something to roar about beating the New Orleans Hornets 94-93 in overtime in the team's first trip to Charlotte after the move. The Bobcats would go on to post an 18-64 record finishing in 4th place, while Rookie Emeka Okafor captured Rookie of the Year honors with 15.1 ppg and 10.9 rpg.
2005/06: In the Bobcats second season there was even more excitement as they opened their new Charlotte Bobcats Arena, in addition they drafted two players off the UNC Nation Championship team Raymond Felton and Sean May. There first game at the new arena was a successful one as they beat the Boston Celtics in overtime 107-105. Through the first two months the Bobcats continued to be competitive for a second year team at 10-20. However, an ankle injury would see Emeka Okafor sidelined for the rest of the season as they struggled through a terrible 1-15 January. The Bobcats would also struggle in February and March, before finishing up with 4 wins in their last 5 games as they posted a 26-56 record. Following the season the Bobcats would get another high profile investor as Michael Jordan became a minority owner.
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