The City of Charlotte will begin negotiating terms of a $275 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets that would give the NBA team a new practice facility and renovations to the Uptown arena. City Councilmembers say they’re trying to make the best of a bad deal from nearly 20 years ago.

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Spectrum Center plans to implement enhanced safety procedures and will update the public on when fans can safely return to the arena for games. Charlotte finished the 2019-20 season with a 23-42 record, narrowly missing the cut to join other teams for the NBA Playoffs at Disney World.