The original Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were established in 1988 as an expansion team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 The team's roster was filled with unprotected players at the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and five days later the Hornets made their first picks out of college players at the 1988 NBA draft.
 The Hornets remained in Charlotte for 14 seasons before relocating to New Orleans in 2002.
 Two years after the Hornets' departure, the Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004.
 The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA draft, two days after their expansion draft was held.
 The franchise's name was changed back to the Hornets at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, one year after the team in Louisiana renamed itself the New Orleans Pelicans.
 The history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets were conveyed to the newly named Charlotte Hornets.
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Hornets began playing in 1988 as an expansion team, before relocating to New Orleans in 2002 and renaming themselves as the Pelicans in 2013.
 Charlotte was then awarded a new expansion team named the Bobcats in 2004, which reassumed the Hornets name in 2014.
 In a deal with the NBA and Pelicans, the renamed Hornets also reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets from 1988 to 2002, while all of the original Hornets' records from 2002 to 2013 will remain with the Pelicans.
James Raymond Jordan Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of basketball player Michael Jordan, and the grandfather of University of Central Florida players Jeffrey Jordan and Marcus Jordan.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and also is a part owner of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Charlotte Hornets are a professional basketball club based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 They are members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
 The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988–2002 before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets.
 A new franchise, the "Charlotte Bobcats", began play in the 2004–05 season.
 The team played for ten seasons as the Bobcats before adopting the Hornets name for the 2014–15 season.
 The Hornets name was left available after the New Orleans Hornets became the New Orleans Pelicans.
 As part of a deal between the Bobcats, Hornets and NBA, the renamed Hornets reclaimed the original Hornets' history and records from 1988 to 2002, while all of the Hornets' records from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans.
 As a result, the Hornets are now reckoned as having suspended operations after the 2001–02 season before returning as the Bobcats in 2004; This has allowed all of Charlotte's NBA history to be recognized under one single franchise.
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season.
 In 2004, a new expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats, was established.
 After 10 seasons as the Bobcats, the team changed its name to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 season, a year after the New Orleans franchise relinquished the Hornets name and renamed itself the Pelicans.
 In addition to re-inheriting the Hornets name from New Orleans, the Charlotte franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original 1988–2002 Hornets, effectively becoming a continuation of the original franchise.
Charlotte Honey Bees are a National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that performs at Charlotte Hornets games in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 The HoneyBees were dancers for the Charlotte Hornets from 1988 until 2002, when they became the Charlotte Lady Cats while the NBA basketball team was named the Charlotte Bobcats.
 In 2014, the cheerleading squad's name changed back to the Honey Bees after the Charlotte Bobcats went back to the Hornets name.
The 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 This was the team's first year as the Charlotte Hornets since 2002.
 The team had been known as the Charlotte Bobcats since its revival in 2004.
 However, when the team formally changed its name to the Hornets on May 20, 2014; they also reclaimed the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise from the 1988–89 NBA season through the 2001–02 NBA season.
 The New Orleans Pelicans retained the remaining history that exists under the New Orleans(/Oklahoma City) Hornets name from the 2002–03 NBA season through the 2012–13 NBA season.
 The team was led by head coach Steve Clifford and assistant coaches Patrick Ewing, Bob Beyer, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, and Mark Price.
The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
 National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
 The draft lottery took place on May 20, 2014.
 The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the fourth number-one pick for Cleveland since 2003 and third number-one pick over a four-year span from 2011–2014.
 This draft would also be the first for the reborn Charlotte Hornets, who played as the Bobcats from 2004–2014, since 2001, when the original Charlotte Hornets last selected as the Charlotte Hornets before moving to New Orleans and eventually becoming the current New Orleans Pelicans.
The 2001–02 NBA season was the fourteenth and final season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Hornets acquired George Lynch and Robert Traylor from the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team trade, and signed free agent Stacey Augmon.
 Despite Jamal Mashburn only playing just 40 games due to injury, the Hornets finished the season second in the Central Division with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their third straight playoff appearance.
 The Hornets finished twenty-ninth (last) in attendance for the season, a stark contrast to their earlier years in Charlotte.
 Baron Davis was selected to play in the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.
 The Hornets defeated the Orlando Magic 3–1 in the first round of the playoffs, but lost 4–1 in the semifinals to the New Jersey Nets.

Question: When did the father of the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets pass away?
Answer: July 23, 1993