NBA: Charlotte Hornets are back

Charlotte, North Carolina: The Charlotte Bobcats will change their name back to the Charlotte Hornets for the start of the 2014-15 regular season, the NBA announced on Thursday.

The league’s board of governors unanimously approved the name change.

The initial NBA franchise in Charlotte was named the Hornets and played in the city from 1988 until 2002, when the franchise moved to New Orleans.

In 2004, the city got back into the NBA when the Charlotte Bobcats became an expansion team.

Charlotte leaped at the opportunity to reclaim the name after the New Orleans club decided to changed its name to the Pelicans this offseason.