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Report: Bobcats Sale Could Happen Within Two Weeks

UPDATE, 2:30 PM: The reporter who broke this story now hears the Bobcats may not be sold at all.One of a few NBA teams for sale -- the Charlotte Bobcats -- could change hands within two weeks, according to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer.Bonnell reports founding owner Robert Johnson is in serious talks with George...

Is Charlotte Trading Emeka Okafor to Help Sell the Team?

On balance, most agree the Bobcats would come out as the losers in the talent portion of the trade of Emeka Okafor to New Orleans for Tyson Chandler. Both are keystone defenders, but 'Meka is more well-rounded and (lately) more healthy. On offense, Chandler is completely single-minded, whereas Okafor holds some modicum of...

Bobcats Officially Up for Sale

Anyone have $325-350 million laying around? That's the price Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson wants for his controlling stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, according to the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell (via The Baseline).Johnson has been rumored to be looking to offload the struggling franchise for...

Jordan Wants a Big Man, Full 'Cats Ownership

Comments by Michael Jordan about the desire for full ownership of the Bobcats are getting a lot of play, as well it should. Jordan's the boss in Charlotte right now, but Robert Johnson signs the checks. There's the idea that with a larger share of financial responsibility (and potential), MJ would be even more interested...

Who Said the NBA Ignores Politics?

Unsurprisingly, a few NBA personalities (players, owners, retirees) have donated to or stumped for various presidential candidates over the past year. Unsurprisingly, many of the players have broken for Barack Obama and many of the owners have supported various Republican contenders.This has all been quite quiet, despite...

RobertJohnson News From the Web

05/26/12 Phyllis (Johnson) Pajor Source: Rocky Hill Post - Bristol CT Phyllis (Johnson) Pajor, 83, of New Britain, widow of Henry J. Pajor, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Apple Rehab in Plainville.
05/24/12 Myrtle Honey Johnson Source: Rochelle News-Leader - Rochelle IL She was born on Oct. 8, 1915 in Macintosh, S.D., to Sigfried Cornelius and Anna Louisa (Hendrickson) Helgeson.
05/24/12 Other Sport: Golf: Robert Johnson takes crown Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph - Coventry - West Midlands - UK NUNEATON Golf Club's annual Pro-Am tournament proved a real gem for town centre jeweller Robert Johnson as his four-man squad took the top team honours.
05/23/12 Dead Flowers Talk About Bad Tattoos, Heartbreak Songs... Source: Dallas Observer - Dallas TX If you regularly go to LaGrange, Single Wide or Double Wide, you've seen a member of the quintet Dead Flowers.
05/23/12 Campbell superintendent fields questions at leaders'... Source: NBC - WSLS 10 - Roanoke VA Tuesday's joint meeting of Campbell County leaders provided a more relaxed atmosphere for supervisors and school officials to discuss funding and operations in the midst of a contentious budget season.