These former Hornets are in town for BuzzFest
I hope these pix bring back memories for Reid, Gminski, Tripucka, Newman AND us fans.
'This foul by the Clippers' Danny Manning yielded a three-point play for J.R. Reid and the Hornets during a furious second-quarter comeback.'
Jan., 1990. Gary O'Brien/Staff
'L-R, Kelly Tripucka, Kurt Rambis and Robert Reid: Stars of the first season.'
Nov., 1988. Staff
'Kelly Tripucka collides with and fouls Houston's Sleepy Floyd trying to get a steal.'
Dec., 1988. Jim Gund/Staff
'Charlotte's Kelly Tripucka (7) fires a pass out of Chicago's defense played by Horace Grant (54) and Michael Jordan (23).'
Feb., 1989. Bob Leverone/Staff
'JOHNNY ON THE SPOT: Johnny Newman of the Charlotte Hornets sails down the lane for a slam dunk against the Chicago Bulls in Friday night's NBA season opener for both teams at the Charlotte Coliseum. The Bulls won in overtime 124-123.'
Nov., '93. Bob Leverone/Staff
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For some reason I can't find any photos of Gminski playing for the Hornets --- they're somewhere!
'Duke center Mike Gminski blocks a drive by UNC's Al Wood during
action in Chapel Hill in 1980.'
1980. Scott Sharpe/Staff (News & Observer)
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'New York's Patrick Ewing(33) dives on top of Charlotte's Johnny Newman (22) as Newman gets control of a loose ball in the second half.'
May, '93. Bob Leverone/Staff
May, '93. Bob Leverone/Staff
'J.R. Reid celebrates two of his six early points and a Hornets lead that reached nine. In the end, Dennis Rodman and the Bulls outscrapped Charlotte.'
May, '98. Patrick Schneider/Staff
May, '98. Patrick Schneider/Staff
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8 comments:
Nice stuff guys. Can't wait for opening night! Go Hornets!!
Was the last photo's caption a typo? It said Reid collecting 6 points for Charlotte in 1998. I thought he was here only for a couple years, starting in about 1989. Thanks for the clarification.
Anon 4:13 - thank you!!!! I'll fix that typo. (I knew I was gonna do that, lol) - Maria
Nope, it was right the first time. JR played a few years here, was traded and then ended up coming back in 1997 as a free agent. That picture is definitely from the second stint - can tell by the jersey.
Tx, Anon 4:47! Crazy day! Maria
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JR Reid played here on 2 different stints. This picture is from the second time because of the number 7. He wore this number the second go around. Not sure of the dates.
Where's Muggsy?
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