Grape fans, your day has come. The rechristened Charlotte Hornets revealed their new uniforms today and will be bringing back the purple and teal colors that was a merchandising behemoth during the early 90s (but without the Mardi Gras green and gold of their New Orleans days). In an interesting twist that could only happen because Hornets owner Michael Jordan can do whatever he damn well pleases because he’s Michael Jordan, the Hornets’ unis were designed by Jordan Brand even though the official outfitter of the NBA is adidas. In other words, don’t expect to see those sleeved jerseys in Charlotte anytime soon.
The Hornets will be wearing the white along with the teal alternate jerseys during home games while they will don the purple for road games, although the teal could also be worn as well. You can undeadstock your Grape 5s later this summer as preorders for the authentic jersey start in August, while the screen-printed and Swingman replicas will be dropping online and at the team store in September.
