![]() ![]() Charlotte was also one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, and was previously one of the three in-state regional homes to the American Basketball Association's Carolina Cougars, from 1969 to 1974. Charlotte and surrounding Mecklenburg County had long been a hotbed for college basketball, with multiple college franchises having large and loyal fan bases in the city. George Shinn, an entrepreneur from Kannapolis, North Carolina, wanted to bring an NBA team to the Charlotte area, and he assembled a group of prominent local businessmen to head the prospective franchise. In 1985, the NBA was planning to expand by four teams. ![]()
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