The Charlotte Hornets tweeted quite the teaser yesterday afternoon, one which has us wondering if the team is getting ready to announce a very welcome addition to their uniforms. With only three pairs of interested eyeballs as the message, the Hornets posted a photo showing a teal sky with a
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Hornets Unveil New Purple Statement Uniform
The Charlotte Hornets yesterday unveiled a new purple Statement uniform at their annual Media Day. With the team’s official abbreviation “CHA” across the chest in white, the uniform features teal striping around the collar and arms, as well as two stripes down each side that both come to a point
Charlotte Hornets Announce Return of Purple Throwback Uniforms
The Charlotte Hornets this afternoon unveiled their new “Classic Edition” uniform that the club will wear for a series of games for the upcoming 2019-20 NBA season. Throwing back to the mid-1990s, the Hornets Classic uniform this season will be purple with alternating white, blue, and teal pinstripes. The team’s
Charlotte Knights throw back 50 years as Hornets
The Charlotte Knights, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, have been around since 1989, when they debuted as Double-A farm club in the Chicago Cubs’ system. One of the franchise’s predecessors in North Carolina’s Queen City was the Charlotte Hornets, who first played in 1892 and existed in various
Studio Stories: Creating the 2019 NBA All-Star Game Logo
While the NBA logo sits to the left, plenty of teal and purple fill the remainder of the NBA’s All-Star 2019 logo. Plenty of teal, really. The stacked design of the logo with the wordmark “All-Star” in purple and “2019” in teal on the top line sitting atop the “Charlotte”
Charlotte Hornets Unveil New Buzz City Uniforms
The Charlotte Hornets unveiled their new “City Edition” uniform this morning, sticking with the “BUZZ CITY” idea they ran with last season. Updated from last season, the still black uniform now features the “BUZZ CITY” wordmark arched across the chest in teal and black. “The City Edition uniform is inspired
Hornets Go Full Retro, Unveil Throwback Court
Just two weeks after unveiling throwback uniforms, a throwback court! This afternoon, the Charlotte Hornets unveiled the classic court the team will use during these throwback games, the design is based heavily off of what the club used at the Charlotte Coliseum from 1995 through 1997, a simplified version was
Charlotte Hornets Unveil New Retro Uniform
The Charlotte Hornets today unveiled a new uniform, a throwback to the 1980s and 90s in celebration of their 30th anniversary season. A white version of the throwback the team wore last season, the “Classic” uniform will be worn for at least six home games in 2018-19. The “Classic” designation
NBA Unveils Charlotte-hosted 2019 All-Star Game Logo
You know how everyone just loves that the NFL is doing the same logo every year for the Super Bowl? Well giddy-up, because it looks like the NBA’s joining the party with their All-Star Game. Like the logo used for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles later this
Hornets to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of First Season
The Charlotte Hornets are getting set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first season of NBA basketball in their city. Plans for the milestone season next year include a new “classic edition” uniform, the selection of the 30th anniversary team via fan voting, 1980s and 1990s music played throughout
Charlotte Hornets partner with LendingTree for jersey sponsorship
Despite the fact that we’re nearly a month into the NBA season, there are still plenty of teams who are playing regular season games without a sponsor on their jersey. One of those teams was the Charlotte Hornets, which was especially strange since the team was already different from all
Hornets Unveil Uniform Schedule for 2017-18
The National Basketball Association announced earlier this year that the league would be doing away with the idea of a home, a road, and an alternate uniform; instead each team would have either four or five uniforms and they could just wear whatever they want whenever they want, as long