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League/Tournament Brands:
- The Charlotte Hornets’ NBA 2K League team will be called the Hornets Venom GT.
- Hornets Venom GT will join the league in 2020, and is the 22nd franchise to be added.
- The team will activate around the announcement today and tomorrow with events and giveaways in Charlotte.
When the next NBA 2K League 
season begins in 2020, the new Charlotte Hornets affiliate will be called the Hornets Venom GT.
The branding was announced today following April’s news that the Hornets would join as the league’s 22nd NBA franchise. Just eight NBA teams have yet to join the NBA 2K League: the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans, and San Antonio Spurs. Hornets Venom GT is currently the only new team announced to join for 2020.
The Hornets Venom GT logo takes the shape of an angular, stylized hornet’s face, with the “V” in Venom prominently featured within the shape. The logo and wordmark were created by RARE Design.
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The team is activating around the branding announcement in a number of ways, including placing 20 sidewalk stencils of the logo throughout Charlotte, North Carolina, and entering those who find them into a drawing for Hornets Venom GC prize packs. Additionally, the team will give out coffee and merchandise at the Charlotte Transportation Center on the LYNX Light Rail tomorrow morning, and host a launch event at Triple C Brewing tomorrow night.
The 2019 NBA 2K League season concludes with the finals on August 3, with a total of $1.2M USD awarded throughout the league’s second season.
