BTS’s Suga And The NBA Announce Collaboration For New Apparel Collection
The NBA (National Basketball Association) has announced a new collection in collaboration with BTS‘s Suga and American sports clothing company Mitchell & Ness.
Earlier this year, Suga was announced as the NBA’s new global ambassador. He has been a longtime fan of basketball, including watching the NBA. So, he was the perfect choice as he often shows his support to all the NBA teams.
Music and basketball have been shared passions of mine since my youth, and it’s a dream to be named an NBA Ambassador. I’m excited to formalize my relationship with the NBA, and I can’t wait to share some exciting collaborations I have planned with the league over the coming months.
— Suga
#SUGAxNBA pic.twitter.com/x1uqdsddEO
— NBA (@NBA) April 6, 2023
Now, the NBA has revealed that it will release a SUGA x NBA capsule collection by Mitchell & Ness.
I’m so excited for the next phase of my relationship with the league with the launch of my very own NBA capsule collection. As a longtime fan of the NBA and its teams, this collection is incredibly special to me. I look forward to sharing this with all of you.
— Suga
Suga helped design the upcoming merchandise collection that features six iconic NBA teams. They were chosen based on the U.S. locations the BTS rapper visited during his SUGA | Agust D TOUR ‘D-DAY’ WORLD TOUR.
The South Korean rapper, songwriter and producer provided extensive creative input on the apparel line, which features NBA team-branded t-shirts, hoodies, jackets, shorts and headwear across six NBA teams: the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.
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The collection includes T-shirts, jackets, hoodies, shorts, and headwear featuring branded NBA teams and the Agust D logo. Previously, the NBA stated it would be present throughout Suga’s world tour. This must be the collaboration they had been teasing!
Additionally, the NBA will have a presence throughout SUGA’s first solo world tour, collaborating around select concerts in celebration of the release of SUGA’s debut solo album, D-DAY. SUGA has featured basketball in several of BTS’ projects, most notably in the music video for the group’s global hit ‘Dynamite,’ which in 2020 earned the group their first appearance at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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The selected teams are the Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks.
The teams were selected based on the U.S. cities where SUGA performed as part of his recent solo world tour SUGA | Agust D TOUR ‘D-DAY’. The new SUGA x NBA capsule collection by Mitchell & Ness is marked with SUGA’s Agust D moniker to signify his relationship with the NBA and also incorporates several design motifs inspired by his album D-DAY.
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Fans can purchase the collection soon via HYBE‘s Weverse Shop, NBA stores, or Mitchell & Ness stores.
The collection will be available in the coming weeks through select brick-and-mortar and online NBA Stores, Mitchell & Ness stores, and the Weverse Shop.
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ARMYs are excited about the upcoming collection. Whether you’re an NBA fan or not, you’ll want something from this collection!
Well damn…. guess I’ll own a basketball jersey pic.twitter.com/dRngeCnCuL
— 🇦🇺SugaKookieOT7🔍⍤⃝🔎💜ᵇᵗˢᵃʳᵐʸ ˙८ ˙ (@SugakookieOT7) August 25, 2023
NBA I hope you are ready and have this available for millions of Yoongi’s wives!
— MinYoonKer (@MinYoonker) August 25, 2023
— Dana Renee ⁷ (@Dana_Renee) August 25, 2023
You can sign up for information via the NBA’s website. Read more below.
Anyone interested in the collection can visit www.nba.com/SUGAxNBA today to register their interest with an NBA ID and gain access to early purchase information.
— NBA
NBA Ambassador SUGA of @BTS_twt celebrates his love for basketball with a brand new #SUGAxNBA capsule collection by Mitchell & Ness.
Register your interest here https://t.co/tAwwH2HYAx to know first when it drops! pic.twitter.com/gFHslkYmWT
— NBA (@NBA) August 25, 2023
