Bobcats officially change team name to Hornets

Although owner Tom Benson said the Hornets' mascot name didn't fit in New Orleans for his NBA team, Charlotte owner Michael Jordan thought it was more than appropriate to reclaim it.

On Tuesday, the Charlotte Bobcats officially became the Charlotte Hornets again.

Former Hornets owner George Shinn named his team the Charlotte Hornets when they became an expansion franchise in 1988. And when the franchise relocated to New Orleans from Charlotte, N.C., in 2002, it kept the Hornets nickname.

The nickname became available after Benson announced in January 2013 the Hornets' name would switch to the New Orleans Pelicans at the end of the 2012-13 season.