The Hornets currently play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte. During the 2019/20 NBA season, the average regular season home attendance for a Hornets game was 15,438 per game and total attendance for that season amounted to 478,591. The Hornets generated around 240 million U.S. dollars in revenue in the 2018/19 season, with an operating income of 39 million U.S. dollars for that same year. The Charlotte Hornets’ current principal owner is former NBA all-star player and six-time Finals winner, Michael Jordan. Jordan acquired the franchise in 2010 with a purchase price of 175 million U.S. dollars.
Success for the Hornets has been limited, with the franchise having never achieved a conference or divisional title. The Hornets nevertheless have a strong presence on social media, with a combined total of around 2.7 million fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter.
