THE SIDELINES : ’91 All-Star Game Goes to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — Citing the success of the Charlotte Hornets, National Basketball Assn. Commissioner David Stern designated Charlotte as the host of the 1991 All-Star game.
Stern said Charlotte was picked over three or four other cities that he did not identify. He said Charlotte’s reputation for devoted fan support helped swing the decision.
“It gets to be somewhat subjective,” Stern said. “You have to have spent a night of watching the fans of the Hornets assault the opposing teams, and see the kind of support that this area has given their team.”
The Hornets led the league in attendance as an expansion team in 1989.
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