I guess they had the best 90s colors if you just wanted random sports clothes.
I was in middle school at the time and I had a kick ass pull over hornets starter jacket. I am from upstate NY.
Same. I’m from Alaska, and having no local pro teams, I chose Charlotte for the kick ass colors and because of Larry Johnson
Mugsy Bogues is why.
That was a big factor. Nobody could steal the ball from him, they couldn’t reach that low, and his fakeouts were legendary. I didn’t follow the sport at all, but was glad to have to Hornets as my nearby team. Watching him go up against giants was so fun.
Came here to post the exact same thing
Hell yeah!
That explains the Charlotte Hornets jacket my parents had.
I thought it was because they went to grad school there but you’re right, that was the style of the time.
I was a teenager in France and even there some kids had Hornets jackets. No one questioned it.
I was a teen in Colombia, didn’t gave a shit about NBA, but had a Hornets cap bought in a gas station during holidays (iirc, they had a wall of NBA hats, but the Hornets was the choose one)
Purple and turquoise fucking slaps is why
Best team logo at the time too.
Lotta Rockies and Florida Marlins fans in the 90s for that reason too
Ducks fans too, besides Emilio Estaves.
And Keenan Thompson from SNL in one of his first roles.
It was the style at the time
Best team in NBA Jam.
Weird way to spell the Suns
Me with the Arizona Coyotes (hockey team). Never seen them play. But I dig the colors and logo more than my actual team, the Sharks.
Too bad they’re the Utah Mammoth now.
God damn. 😭
They didn’t quite pull off the magic that VGK did on their first season but they’ve been fun to watch
Larry johnson aka grandma ma. He was on family matters, doing commercials, and the logo was cool af.
Oh I wasn’t aware of the connection but I definitely wore something like that, yeah.
Although I had a… San Jose Sharks cap? Is that a team?
It is yeah.
I’m not American but Finns loved NHL. I didn’t, but my brother and dad did.
This was my squad in NBA jam. Theory confirmed.
Yep, someone gave me the hat. Didn’t care about basketball but they nominated me to be a hornets fan
This is exactly how I became a Seattle Mariners “fan”.
Phoenix Suns for me. I don’t even like basketball.
Oh damn, I had wiped this from my memory. But yeah, I used to have a Hornets hat in the 90s despite not being a basketball fan.
I figure it was based on their rad colors and hornet design.
Chica go bills
