Bobcats Announce Purple & Teal Will Accompany Hornets Re-Brand

The Bobcats today announced that the team will "go purple-and-teal when they become the Hornets next season -- as it was in 1988 and as the fans want it to be again." The colors "will be accented by black and light shades of gray and blue." The team is "still working on new uniforms and logos" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 11/24). The Hornets' original color scheme, designed by Alexander Julian, was "incredibly popular" and "regularly outsold the merchandise of every NBA team" except the Bulls (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 11/24).