In a move that is surprising for the fact that it hasn’t happened sooner, the Charlotte Hornets will hold training camp at UNC Chapel Hill this offseason. Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer first reported the story yesterday.
It’s the first time the Hornets have held training camp away from Charlotte since 2014. They did travel to China in 2015, but held camp in Charlotte before leaving. Previously, the team spent training camps at UNC-Asheville and UNC-Wilmington (where, at the former, I held the door for Emeka Okafor. It was a blogger’s dream come true).