“I would like to thank Eddie for helping to build a basketball team that will grow into a playoff contender,” Robert L. Johnson, majority owner of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, said. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we appreciate what he has done for the team and we want to thank Eddie for his contributions.”

Van Sinclair, President of The RLJ Companies, will take on the role of acting President and Chief Operating Officer of Bobcats Sports & Entertainment. Sinclair, who serves as the team’s alternate governor with the NBA Board of Governors, was instrumental in securing the expansion franchise’s entry into Charlotte.