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It was the style at the time

Purple and turquoise fucking slaps is why

Mugsy Bogues is why.

I was a Hornets fan back in the 90s, but I also lived in Charlotte, so it was a gimmie. I was pissed when Shinn not only moved them to New Orleans, but took the name with them. Hornet’s Nests are a symbol of Mecklenburg county history and we just let part of that heritage walk away with Shinn. I’m glad we finally got it back.

They had the flyest colour scheme. The Orlando magic was also a popular one, but that was because it was the birth of Shaq craze. I had the shaq attack toys and the shaq fu video game

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.

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.

Best team in NBA Jam.

Hornets Starter jacket in like 93.

I'm a white kid in rural Tennessee. Haha absolutely loved it.

I was a teenager in France and even there some kids had Hornets jackets. No one questioned it.

Same with Might Ducks gear but they didn’t have an official/professional team. Tbh, the mascots for The Hornets and Might Ducks went hard, that hornet looked mad af haha

I grew up in Ohio in the 90’s and everyone was wearing Hornets or Chicago Bulls gear (head to toe) and Might Ducks hats/shirts.

Whoa. Sooooooooooo many neurons just connected. This is something i always knew, but didn't know i knew.

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.

Didn't it have something to do with NBA Jam?

Yep, someone gave me the hat. Didn't care about basketball but they nominated me to be a hornets fan

This was especially true of women. They loved the color scheme. Nearly every woman I knew growing up were Hornets fans if they didn't follow basketball.

Note: I'm saying the colors were popular with women, not that you're a woman if you liked the colors.

I think it was a popular team color combo in music videos

I too remember this being the case. I don't even like sports—never even watched a single game until adulthood—and even I was a fan then. They had a cool logo.

Edit: Hell, I didn't even know where Charlotte was in the 90s, yet still... Is there a reason behind this phenomenon?

This was my squad in NBA jam. Theory confirmed.

I was in middle school at the time and I had a kick ass pull over hornets starter jacket. I am from upstate NY.

Larry johnson aka grandma ma. He was on family matters, doing commercials, and the logo was cool af.

Phoenix Suns for me. I don't even like basketball.

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.

Chica go bills

My sister in DC spent so much money on a Charlotte Hornets Starter Jacket.

It was her prized possession.

I am confident she has never watched a Hornets game in her life.