re: Something not right about this Final Four

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when did the Jazz go back to the musical note? Was it before or after Benson bought the Pels?

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After he bought the team and changed the name to Pelicans (2013), the return of the musical note was 2016.

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it was rumored that Benson tried to buy the Jazz name when he bought the team

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I've heard that as a rumor, but I also have from 1st person accounts that Hornets owner George Shinn tried to buy back the Jazz name when he was owner of the franchise, around the time the team switched from teal to the "creole blue". A certain someone with local political connections, who used to be with the team, had actually worked out a financial deal with then Jazz owner Larry Miller to buy back the team name, but Shinn wouldn't/couldn't pay the price.