The NBA world received a pleasant surprise when the Chicago Bulls announced that Derrick Rose's jersey would be lifted to the rafters of the United Center later this season. While many Charlotte Hornets fans are probably rejoicing, some of them may have brought up how the Hornets have yet to hold a jersey retirement ceremony to commemorate a franchise legend.
Charlotte does have two retired numbers. Bill Russell's No. 6 was retired league-wide in 2022 shortly after the hoops icon's death. Over 20 years earlier, the Hornets raised the No. 13 to the rafters in honor of Bobby Phills, who died in a car accident in the middle of the 1999-00 season while still playing for the team.