After the press conference, when new Charlotte Hornets majority owners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin had a moment to breathe, it was Schnall who made the high stakes of their high-profile investment very clear.
“We can’t screw this up,” Schnall said. “You know, you have the opportunity to take on one of the 30 NBA teams — in a city like this? We’ve gotta get this right.”
Hornets fans would certainly agree.
The team with the longest non-playoff streak in the NBA now has new co-owners who are rich but not famous, as opposed to the rich and very famous Michael Jordan.