The Hornets announced its plans to honor late beat reporter Rick Bonnell's legacy with an annual journalism scholarship, team award and renaming the media entrance.
Bonnell covered the Hornets for the Charlotte Observer from the team's inaugural season in 1988 through the 2020-21 season, and died on June 1 at the age of 63.
The Hornets will pay tribute to the late sportswriter with a video and moment of silence prior to its home season-opener against the Pacers on Wednesday, October 20.
The Rick Bonnell Memorial Scholarship will award a journalism student enrolled at a North Carolina college or university $10,000 annually.