CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets unveiled its new City Edition uniform Wednesday, which will be worn during the 2020-21 NBA season.
The team says the uniform is mint with gold to celebrate the Queen City's history of being home to the first U.S. Branch Mint and the Carolina Gold Rush of the early 1800s. It also features granite accents representing the state rock of North Carolina, which is granite.
“The City Edition uniform is designed to celebrate an aspect of local pride, and we are pleased to pay homage to Charlotte’s reputation as a beacon of hope dating back more than two centuries,” Hornets President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield said in a statement. “From the Carolina Gold Rush, to the opening of the first U.S. Branch Mint, and on to today as the country’s second largest banking center, our city has a long history of influence and being at the forefront of greatness. We are proud to acknowledge this legacy with a uniform that is as unique as our community and remains in line with our ethos of being vibrant and trendsetting.”
In addition to other details, the team says the City Edition uniform will also feature the "Buzz City" moniker once again across the chest, gold and granite pinstripes on both the jersey and the shorts that are ridged like the edge of a coin, and neck and arm openings that are trimmed in granite and gold on the front of the jersey.
The shorts will have a gold and granite version of the team’s secondary logo on the outside of each leg, a waistband featuring a granite “C” in the official team font outlined in gold that is reminiscent of the “C” that appeared on coins from the Charlotte Mint, and the leg openings are trimmed in granite and gold like the jersey.
The City Edition uniform, like the uniforms prior, have been designed as part of a multi-year collaboration between the Hornets, Nike/Jordan Brand and the NBA’s Global Merchandising Group.
Officials say the City Edition jerseys are expected to be available at retail on December 3.