NBA: Lending Tree (online loans) becomes jersey sponsor of the Charlotte Hornets from 2017-18

Lending Tree, an online loan marketplace, based in Charlotte (North Carolina, USA), has become the jersey sponsor of the NBA franchise of the city, the Charlotte Hornets, beginning during the 2017-18 season, on 13/11/2017.

This jersey sponsorship can not run beyond 2019-20, the third and last season of the experimental program launched by the NBA on 15/04/2016.

The Charlotte Hornets franchise are the 19^th (out of 30) NBA franchises to have a jersey sponsor (which appears on the left chest) in 2017-18. Please find in the News Tank Football data center, after each new partnership, the updated list of jersey sponsors in the NBA.

NBA: jersey sponsorship, a three year experiment from 2017-18

• The NBA has authorized league franchises to market a sponsorship space on their jerseys on 15/04/2016.
• The experimental phase will last three seasons and will take effect from 2017-18, at the same time as the start of the equipment contract with Nike. The sponsor logo will appear on the left pocket space, the opposite side of Nike.
  • Of the 30 NBA teams, the Hornets are the only one to have a…