A courtside Hornets fan in a purple shirt and headband drew lots of attention in Game 6 of the Hornets-Heat series on Saturday night. ESPN’s cameras caught the fan heckling Dwyane Wade multiple times.

The man that the internet has dubbed “purple shirt guy” was widely blamed for riling up Dwyane Wade, and costing the Charlotte Hornets Game 6 on Friday night in the process. Purple shirt guy, whose ...

A courtside Hornets fan in a purple shirt and headband drew lots of attention in Game 6 of the Hornets-Heat series on Saturday night. ESPN's cameras caught the fan heckling Dwyane Wade multiple times.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Deason was surprised to receive my phone call. He thought his brush with fame was over. It has been three years since he was dubbed “Purple Shirt Guy” after heckling Dwyane ...

There were many keys to the Miami Heat’s Game 6 playoff victory over the Charlotte Hornets Friday night. But was a loud-mouthed Hornets fan in a purple button-down shirt actually one of them? If you ...

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) reacts after making a 3-point basket against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball playoffs first-round series in Charlotte, N.C., ...