Charlotte Sting | |
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Conference | Eastern Conference |
Leagues | WNBA |
Founded | 1997 |
Dissolved | 2007 |
History | Charlotte Sting 1997–2007 |
Arena | Charlotte Coliseum (1997–2005) Charlotte Bobcats Arena (2006) |
Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Team colors | Orange, blue, silver, black, white |
Ownership | Robert L. Johnson |
Conference titles | 1 (2001) |
The Charlotte Sting were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007.
The Sting was originally the sister organization of the Charlotte Hornets, until that NBA team relocated to New Orleans in 2002. Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, purchased the team in January 2003, shortly after he was announced as the principal owner of an NBA expansion franchise that replaced the departing Hornets.