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Paul Silas Signs One-Year Extension With Bobcats

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Charlotte Bobcats have removed the interim tag from coach Paul Silas, giving him a one-year extension that will keep him with the team at least through the 2011-12 season. Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins announced the move in a news conference on Wednesday. Silas took over for the fired...

Higgins Says Chandler Named to Team USA Camp

Tyson Chandler came close to making the Olympic team in 2008. Now, he's ready to give it another go. Rod Higgins, Charlotte's general manager who traded the center earlier in the day to Dallas, said in an interview with FanHouse on Tuesday night that Chandler has been invited to the Team USA training camp next week in Las...

Bobcats Winning Games, Fans in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It's got to be the shoes. Well, that is one reason the NBA is looking better these days in Charlotte. Since Michael Jordan last month was officially approved as owner of the Bobcats, he's been on a mission to upgrade the Bobcats in many ways. And that includes game operations. So at a recent game at...

Felton, Chandler Seek Return to Up-and-Coming Bobcats

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- These are exciting times in the Queen City. And with Charlotte players now feeling like kings in town, two key Bobcats want to still be part of it next season. Point guard Raymond Felton (right), who becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1, said in an interview with FanHouse before Friday's 87-86...

Michael Jordan Buys Charlotte Bobcats

It's a new era in Charlotte, though little on the court will change. Michael Jordan has successfully purchased the Bobcats, an NBA team he has essentially run for three years now. Jordan became an equity partner in 2006, taking over basketball operations, which meant implementing his own front office (led by old friend Rod...

Rod Higgins News From the Web

05/01/12 Bobcats reassign coach Paul Silas, begin rebuilding Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Charlotte Bobcats coach Paul Silas wanted one more season to make amends for the worst season in NBA history.
04/30/12 Hollinger: The good, the bad and the ugly Source: ESPN LakersNation Jordan Hill has to be in court tomorrow at 9:30 AM CT.

Background on Rod Higgins

Roderick Dwayne "Rod" Higgins (born January 31, 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently serves as president of basketball operations for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.

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