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[31 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Michael’s Minute #3 - Ownership Edition

Bobcats Director of Corporate Communications Michael Thompson drops by to answer some questions on the ownership change, even some of your own!

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[27 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
Heir Jordan and Walking in Memphis

What an eventful 24 hours for Bobcats fans. First, Captain Jack and crew won an exciting, hard fought game over a young Memphis Grizzlies squad 93-89. Then, in the early morning hours we found out that UNC and NBA legend and current co-owner Michael Jordan will become the next controlling owner of the Bobcats, succeeding Robert Johnson.

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[7 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Michael’s Minute #1

Welcome to Michael’s Minute, where BCP checks in with Bobcats Director of Corporate Communications Michael Thompson. We’ll be doing this regularly throughout the season. Today we get into Larry Brown, the TV Situation, the possible sale of the team, and more.

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[21 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
Buzz: Ownership and The Answer

The Charlotte Bobcats news feed is sort of sparking up, yeah…a buzz is happening this week. Dog days of summer and all of a sudden hey now, Bobcats. It’s on the heels of a few Tweets, twits, I swear, somebody tell me what to call those things. I don’t get on twitter.com. It’s interesting because these guys are breaking their own stories. AI says “Charlotte, New York, Miami” and the world breaks loose. Then he says something about he’s not worried about the money, …

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[27 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]
An Interview with Michael Thompson

I was just recently able to interview Bobcats Director of Corporate Communications Michael Thompson, who I’d have to say is one of the nicest sports team employees I’ve ever met. Here it is, enjoy.

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[5 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
The Second Coming of Mark Cuban?

But what if, just what if the next ownership group was led by Michael Jordan? That’s where the title comes into play here.

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[22 May 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Bob Johnson “loses his passion” for owning the Bobcats

This just in, Bob Johnson is seeking a buyer for the Charlotte Bobcats. If you have several hundred million dollars to spare ( and we know that you do ) then give Bob a buzz. According to reports, he has “lost his passion” for being the owner of the Bobcats… I guess it just doesn’t give you the same rush that the Jumper Classic does.
Charlotte Observer - Rick Bonnell
Charlotte Bobcats majority owner Bob Johnson has stepped up efforts to sell the team, recently hiring a sports investment banker to look …

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[15 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

BobcatsPlanet member TheBeagle reponds to comments made by Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson.
 I live about 70-75 miles north of Charlotte.  I only venture to the Queen City to see the Cats and go to the Heroes ComicCon once every few years and to see Panthers playoff games (which averages to one game a century!).  I’m totally ignorant of the politics, its populace, its populace’s politics, etc.  Therefore my input about the relationship between Charlotte and its sports comes only from assumptions and inferences.

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[24 Dec 2006 | No Comment | ]

The Charlotte Observer reported today thaCharlotte Bobcats majority owner Bob Johnson has blocked the attempts of minority owner Felix Sabtas to donate his shares of the team to charity.
 
 
 
Snippet from the Observer 
Charlotte Bobcats managing partner Bob Johnson has blocked minority owner Felix Sabates' effort to contribute his share of the team to charity.
Sabates wants to give his Bobcats stock, which he values at about $1.34 million, to the foundation that supports Carolinas HealthCare System. Sabates sits on the board of that system.
"I was surprised Bob wouldn't approve this, considering …