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The sale leaves plenty of wondering what’s next, and it comes at a time when the Hornets already have enough queries surrounding them given their No. 2 overall position in the NBA Draft on Thursday. Here are five burning questions likely on the minds of Charlotte fans: WILL THE TEAM MOVE? Whenever a team in a smaller market is sold, one of the first things that immediately pops up into people’s minds is inevitable: Will the team go somewhere else? The Hornets, for those who might be worried, aren’t going anywhere. If you weren’t aware, last year the Hornets and city of Charlotte agreed on a deal to not only upgrade the Spectrum Center but also to build a new state-of-the-art practice facility across the street. That situation alone makes it extremely unlikely that the new owners would do the unthinkable and move the Hornets out of Charlotte for a second time. There also are local ties within the proposed minority ownership group, including North Carolina natives and musicians J. Cole and Eric Church.

Charlotte Observer

Jeff Zillgitt: J. Cole and Eric Church are also part of the group that is buying the Charlotte Hornets, per Hornets news release.

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Other top talents coming to the state-of-the-art building over the next few months include Janet Jackson, Eric Church, Ariana Grande, Chance the Rapper, Elton John and Cher.

San Jose Mercury-News