Charlotte Hornets jerseys

Charlotte Hornets

The team, which joined the league in the 1988-89 season of the NBA, was originally named the Charlotte Spirit but was renamed the Charlotte Hornets after local fans objected. They wanted to pay tribute to British General Cornwallis who remarked "There's a rebel behind every bush, it's a veritable nest of hornets" in reference to the resistance in North Carolina. However, the team left for New Orleans in 2002 when the city of Charlotte refused funding when owner, George Shinn, was dragged to a sex abuse scandal.

Following the transfer was the unveiling of the team’s new logo, a teal hornet purple striped stinger - Hugo , the team mascot - wearing a purple H with Charlotte printed in white on his chest dribbling an orange basketball, while sporting pasty sneakers with purple laces and teal souls.

It was incorporated into all aspects of the team's image, including uniforms, merchandise, marketing and advertising. The home uniforms are in white with purple, gold and teal trim, "New Orleans" in teal outlined in purple and the numbers in teal outlined in purple and gold. The road uniforms are teal with purple, gold and white trim, "New Orleans" in white outlined in purple and the numbers in white outlined in purple and gold.