the carolina panthers play home games at charlotte, north carolina.
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charlotte, north carolina
charlotte is home to two major professional sports franchises: the carolina panthers of the national football league (nfl) and the charlotte hornets of the national basketball association (nba). the panthers have been located in charlotte since the team's creation in 1995, and the current hornets franchise has been located in charlotte since its creation in 2004. the panthers play their home games in bank of america stadium, while the hornets play in the spectrum center. the original hornets nba franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team, but it relocated to new orleans, louisiana in 2002 after animosity grew between the team's fans and principal owner george shinn. the nba quickly granted charlotte an expansion franchise following the departure of the hornets, and the new franchise, the charlotte bobcats, began to play in 2004. the team retook the hornets name when the new orleans-based team renamed itself the new orleans pelicans in 2013. the name change became official on may 20, 2014. on the same day, the franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original 1988–2002 hornets. charlotte is represented in ice hockey and baseball at the 'aaa' professional level by the charlotte checkers and the charlotte knights. the carolina panthers were established by jerry richardson and several partners, mostly local business owners. in fall 2017, jerry richardson put the franchise up for sale, and in may 2018, billionaire businessman david tepper purchased the team.
charlotte, north carolina
the carolina panthers support a variety of non-profits in north and south carolina through the carolina panthers charities. four annual scholarships are awarded to student athletes through the carolina panthers graduate scholarship and the carolina panthers players sam mills memorial scholarship programs. carolina panthers charities also offers grants to non-profits that support education, athletics, and human services in the community. the panthers and fisher athletic has provided six equipment grants to high school football teams in the carolinas each year since 2010. carolina panthers charities raises funds at three annual benefits: the countdown to kickoff luncheon, the team's first public event each season; football 101, an educational workshop for fans; and the weekend warrior flag football tournament, a two-day non-contact flag football tournament. another annual benefit is taste of the panthers, a gourmet food tasting which raises funds for second harvest food bank of metrolina.
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