Sports in North Carolina
Major league professional teams

Sports in North Carolina

Section Title: Major league professional teams
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Team	League	Metro area	Stadium	Founded

Charlotte Hornets	National Basketball Association	Charlotte	Spectrum Center	1988

Carolina Panthers	National Football League	Charlotte	Bank of America Stadium	1995

Carolina Hurricanes	National Hockey League	Raleigh	PNC Arena	1971

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The first successful major professional sports team to be created in North Carolina were the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which began in 1988.

final_sentence: The first successful major professional sports team to be created in North Carolina were the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which began in 1988.