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NBA, Hornets Formally Announce '17 All-Star Game In Charlotte

The NBA and the Hornets today formally announced that Charlotte has been awarded the '17 NBA All-Star Game. The game itself will be held at Time Warner Cable Arena, with other events that weekend to be held at Bojangles' Coliseum and the Charlotte Convention Center. Delivering the official news before an "NBA All-Star Charlotte 2017" backdrop, Commissioner Adam Silver joked, "I thought it was going to be a secret, then I saw the background behind me." Silver called the Hornets a "first-in-class organization," and added the league is "absolutely satisfied" with planned renovations to the team's venue. Silver: "The arena has become a center of the community."

The event will provide the Hornets franchise a chance to showcase its reinvigorated brand. Hornets Owner Michael Jordan noted it has been a "busy five years" since he took a majority stake in the club. Jordan: "It's just a constant process of getting back to the top." That process has included a rebranding to the Hornets and participation in this year's NBA Global Games China. Hornets President & COO Fred Whitfield: "I'd like to thank Michael for allowing us to put something else on our plate." Both Jordan and Whitfield made it a point to thank team sponsor Novant Health for its efforts in helping land the event.

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