In sports , the Bobcats defeated Miami in the first round .
However , the Bobcats were swept in four games by defending champion Miami in the first round. On May 21 , 2013 , Jordan officially announced the organization had submitted an application to change the name of the franchise to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 NBA season , pending a majority vote for approval by the NBA Board of Governors at a meeting in Las Vegas on July 18 , 2013 .
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