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Charlotte Sting ndiye mumwe weWNBA neCharlotte's NBA team panguva iyo, Hornets. Seimwe yevanhu vekutanga veWNBA, boka racho rakatanga muna 1997 uye raizotamba kusvika muna 2007, apo vaizopedza mushure mekuedza kusakwanisa kuenda kuKansas City.
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The Sting yaizofanirwa neWNBA playoffs munguva yavo yokutanga, asi yakarasika mumutambo wekutanga kusvika kumakwikwi ekupedzisira, Houston.
Gore rechipiri raizoona mugumisiro wakafanana, neSting ichiita mapurisa zvakare, asi zvakare kurasikirwa mumutambo wokutanga kusvika pakupedzisira mhare Houston. Charlotte wechitatu weWNBA yakatarisa kuti timu inowira pamabhuku avo akaipisisa (15-17), asi tichiri kuwana bhanhire rakakosha uye kukunda kwekutanga kusati tasvika kuNew York Liberty. Charlotte aizorasikirwa nemapurisa kokutanga muna 2000 asi aizodzoka mugore ra2001. Timu ya2001 yaizotanga nguva yacho ichiita zvakaipa, ichirasikirwa nemitambo 10 yekutanga. Asi boka racho raizoenda pane zvinoshamisa kusvimha shure kweizvozvo, kurasikirwa nemimwe mitambo 4 chete, kupedzisa nere 18-14 rekodhi. Havana kunyatsokwanisa kumapuryoffs se nhamba ye4 mbeu. Kutasva nguva iyo, iyo inotashungurudza kutanga iyo nhamba 1 yakasimwa Cleveland Rockers mumutambo wekutanga, ipapo nhamba 2 yakadyara rusununguko rweNew York muchipiri, ichiderera mumwe nomumwe mumitambo mitatu. Dare iri raive muWNBA Finals kwekutanga kokutanga munhoroondo yavo.
Izvo zvinoshamisa kumhanya zvakarasika, zvisinei, apo Sting yakazunungurwa neLos Angeles Sparks mumitambo miviri.
Vechikwata vaizodzokera kumapuranga muna 2002 asi vaizoona imwezve yekutanga kurasikirwa kwepara, panguva ino kuWashington Mystics.
Muna 2002, Charlotte Hornets yaizobva muguta reNew Orleans, asi Sting haana kuenda navo.
Vaizotamba imwe nguva pasina murume mumwe chete pamberi peNBA yakapa Charlotte mari itsva - Charlotte Bobcats. Nguva pfupi mushure mekunge Black Entertainment Television CEO Bob Johnson akaziviswa semudzidzi mutsva weBolcats itsva franchise, akatengawo Sting zvakare. Dare racho raizogadzirisa mavara avo kubva muvaravara rwepepuru uye teal yeH hornets kusvika kune rlanamani uye bhuruu kuti ifanane neboka ravo rehama. Vatengi vaifungidzirwa kuchinja zita reSting kuti varatidze kubatana kwavo neBobcats, asi nguva pfupi mushure mekuzivisa mavara matsva, chinyorwa chitsva chakatangwa - chikadzi chimwe chemasikirwo emagetsi, chete nemarangariro akavandudzwa. Iyo "Sting" moniker yaizogara.
2003 yaizoona imwezve yekutanga yepadyoff exit for the team, ino nguva pamaoko eConnecticut Sun. 2004, 2005 uye 2006 zvese zvaizova makore akaoma nokuda kweSting, sezvo vaizopotsa mavara ose makore matatu. Mushure mokutumira sarudzo-yakaipisisa 6-28 rekodi muna 2005, boka racho rakaedza kuvhara upenyu muchengeti nekududza Charlotte basketball icon Muggsy Bogues semudzidzisi mutsva mukuru. Kunyange zvazvo boka racho rairatidza zviratidzo zvekuvandudza, 2006 raizova gore rayo rapera muWNBA.
Pamusana pokuderedza kuvepo uye mari, muridzi Bob Johnson akaregerera kutonga kwechikwata kuenda kumatare.
Kutamira kuKansas City kwakaedzwa, asi kuunganidza mari kwakakundikana. Dare racho rakaputirwa muna 2007, uye vatambi vose vakapararira kune mamwe maqembu.