The Jumpman logo isn’t usually attached to the 5-foot-9 guys.
Then again, Gastonia’s Harold Varner III isn’t your typical 5-9 athlete.
Varner, a former golf star at East Carolina, is in this week’s field at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club. He’s wearing Jordan Brand clothing, in part for his connection to Charlotte Hornets president Fred Whitfield.
Varner played Whitfield’s annual charity tournament a few years ago and the two stayed in touch. Home from the tour one Christmas, he took up Whitfield’s invitation to attend a Hornets game.