Hello and welcome to the Evening News.
As the playoffs continue, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today?
Here’s the latest news from around the league:
Bobcats expected to announce name change to Hornets
According to John Lombardo of SportsBusinessDaily.com, the Charlotte Bobcats will announce a name change to become the Charlotte Hornets tomorrow evening. 
The Bobcats will hold a press conference tomorrow at 6 PM to officially confirm the decision. The change will likely go into effect at the start of the NBA’s 2014-2015 season.
The Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002 before the team moved to New Orleans. The name became available this year after New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson bought the then-Hornets and changed their name to become the New Orleans Pelicans.
Michael Jordan and the rest of Charlotte’s ownership group have been contemplating the name change back to Hornets ever since the name became available again.
Raptors plan to reassign Colangelo and prepare offer for Ujiri
Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reports that MSLE and Bryan Colangelo are finalizing an agreement that will reassign him away from the team’s basketball operations and move him into the corporate side of the organization. 
Meanwhile, MLSE is preparing a substantial offer to lure in Colangelo’s former assistant, reigning executive of the year Masai Ujiri, back to Toronto.
Ujiri guided the Nuggets to 57 wins and has been credited for Denver’s successful retooling ever since Carmelo Anthony forced his way out in 2011. Ujiri’s current contract is set to expire and the Nuggets have already made him a top priority for the summer.
While Colangelo plans to still have significant responsibilities in Toronto, sources insist that Ujiri would assume complete control of the team’s day-to-day basketball operations if he were to sign.
Clippers have no interest in Dwight Howard
According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers have no interest in pursuing Dwight Howard in free agency. 
Chris Paul and Howard have expressed interest in playing together next season and both are unrestricted free agents this summer. The Clippers, however, as currently constructed, do not have the cap space to re-sign Paul and also sign Howard outright.
While the Clippers were always considered outsiders to sign seven-time all star, their early removal from the Howard sweepstakes indicates that the team;s management has a strong desire to keep their current nucleus in place.
As it stands, the Hawks are the only team with enough cap space to feasibly pair Howard with Paul in free agency. Atlanta, however, is considered to be a long shot to sign either star.
