Nelly Part Owner of the bobcats

by **Amphatoast** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:05 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rapper Nelly is a part-owner of the NBA's expansion Charlotte Bobcats.

"This is a great opportunity for both the Bobcats and Nelly," Robert L. Johnson, the team's majority owner and the founder of Black Entertainment Television, said Monday in a news release. "Nelly is a great entertainer and a smart businessman and those two traits will serve us well as we prepare to tipoff our inaugural season this fall."

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., joins an ownership group that includes former NBA player and executive M.L. Carr; Felix Sabates, owner of NASCAR racing teams, and Hugh McColl Jr., former CEO of Bank of America.

"Of the many dreams that I have fulfilled in life, being an NBA owner is certainly one of the biggest achievements," Nelly said in a release issued by the Bobcats. "To be able to make this move with Bob Johnson and to be a part of the first-ever minority owned professional sports franchise in history is a great opportunity.

"Bob and I share the same commitment to diversity and we are both self-made, having worked up from the very bottom to reach where we are today."

Nelly, a three-time Grammy winner, said he also looked forward to learning the business of professional sports and becoming active in the Charlotte community.

Recently, he has been a target of women's groups outraged by what they consider misogynistic images in his videos.

This spring, Nelly canceled an appearance at Spelman College, a black women's college in Atlanta, for a charity event after hearing of plans for a protest of his videos.

In 2002, Nelly released the single "Air Force Ones," the namesake of the Nike shoes that became popular during the 1980s. In 2003, Nike and Nelly released a signature shoe called the "Air Derrty," a limited supply of 1,000 pairs that reportedly sold out within hours.

by **Bill Russell** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:37 pm

I don't know much about this american rap... Is Nelly considered a good rapper?

by **Matt** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:56 pm

i don't think Nelly should be classified as rap, more like Hip-Pop

by **The Game** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:09 pm

Tales wrote:I don't know much about this american rap... Is Nelly considered a good rapper?

yes, he's very good...

by **Matt** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:56 pm

I hope that's sarcasm

by **Mikki** on Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:59 pm

i thought 'twas Don "Nelly" Nelson. :lol:

anyway, i don't consider him a good rapper. his beats are good though.

by **twolvezfanfoever** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:55 am

He's a true hip hopper,there aint nothin rap about him except that he cusses.ANd they wouldnt let MJ own a part of the team,but they let a rapper who aint even from there be a owner.Thats wild.Too bad he cant make no decisions

by **J@3** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:43 am

Nelly sucks, learn to speak properly dickhead

by **twolvezfanfoever** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:50 am

U cant hate on how he speaks,he's missourian or somethin like that

by **J@3** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:23 am

Eh, I'm not bothered. All I know is that pronouncing something as "hrrrrr" instead of "here" isn't as cool as he thinks. Also, why the bandaids? How many players are gonna go out their now in leg splints and casts?

by **[Q]** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:55 am

Nelly puts out good some decent songs, whether you call it rap or hip-hop (it's not your traditional rap, though). This will probably pave way for Diddy to own an NBA team. Knicks, anyone?

by **Amphatoast** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:36 am

p diddy to knicks would greatly increase knicks popularity in NY..screw yankees

by **Full Surface** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:49 am

Jay Z: Nets
Nelly: Bobcats
P. Diddy: Knicks (SOON)

by **twolvezfanfoever** on Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:12 am

refuze wrote:Jay Z: Nets
Nelly: Bobcats
P. Diddy: Knicks (SOON)

Ludacris:Hawks
Snoop:Lakers

lol
yea right

Nelly Part Owner of the bobcats

Nelly Part Owner of the bobcats

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