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Thursday, July 12, 2012  A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Bobcats have agreed to a two-year contract with former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Ramon Sessions.

Saturday, November 06, 2010  The NBA has fined Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson $50,000 for verbal abusing a referee after Friday's loss to Detroit.

Friday, October 29, 2010  The Charlotte Bobcats have picked up the fourth-year option on point guard D.J. Augustin's contract and the third-year option on shooting guard Gerald Henderson's deal.

Sunday, October 17, 2010  The Charlotte Bobcats could be without reserve forward Dominic McGuire for up to six weeks because of a stress fracture in his left shin.

Saturday, October 16, 2010  Tyrus Thomas scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Charlotte Bobcats won for the first time in five exhibition games this season, beating the Detroit Pistons 97-94 on Saturday night.

Saturday, September 25, 2010  Charlotte Bobcats center Kwame Brown will miss four to six weeks after severely spraining his left ankle in a pickup game.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  The Charlotte Bobcats will bring Javaris Crittenton to training camp with a non-guaranteed contract, giving the ex-Washington Wizards guard a chance to return to the NBA following his infamous gun altercation with Gilbert Arenas.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  Unable to pull off a trade, the Bobcats have waived center Erick Dampier, which voids his $13 million contract and gets Charlotte under the luxury tax.

Friday, September 10, 2010  The Charlotte Bobcats will bring veteran forward Darius Miles to training camp with a non-guaranteed contract as he attempts another comeback from a serious knee injury.

Thursday, August 05, 2010  NBA basketball is coming to Columbia. A pre-season game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Detroit Pistons will be played at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, October 16.

Friday, March 12, 2010  NBA office signs off on Jordan ownership bid of Bobcats; Stern expects approval in a week

Monday, March 01, 2010  One of Michael Jordan's first acts since reaching a deal to buy the Charlotte Bobcats: losing two games of H-O-R-S-E to guard Gerald Henderson.

Friday, February 19, 2010  Tyrus Thomas has arrived in Charlotte and is expected to play against Cleveland, a day after being acquired in the Bobcats' latest deal.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  Charlotte Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton and center Tyson Chandler expect to play against the Washington Wizards.

Thursday, June 25, 2009  Michael Jordan interested in putting group together to buy Bobcats from Bob Johnson