Oubre: NBA didn't allow my Supreme gear
Kelly Oubre Jr. has quickly become one of the NBA's sartorial trailblazers - with or without league approval.
The Wizards forward turned heads Tuesday by debuting a leg sleeve emblazoned with the unmistakable branding of streetwear giant Supreme. The league was evidently not too thrilled about it, as he didn't finish the game wearing it.
🚨 kelly oubre in the supreme x nike shooting sleeve 🚨 pic.twitter.com/y8Q7qEbVdO
— Oruny (@OrunyChoi) December 13, 2017
"I got it yesterday, man, at my favorite store," Oubre told SLAM after the Wizards' 103-98 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. "I didn't know the league wasn't going to accept them because they had the NBA logo on them and the Nike logo, so I thought it was going to be verified or whatever. Obviously, they didn't accept them."
So, unfortunately, it doesn't seem like Oubre or any player will be rocking the Supreme x NBA collection again anytime soon.
"It was just something I wanted to try," Oubre added. "Because I didn't know if they were going to allow it or not. I tried it, they didn't allow it, so it's on to the next one - Wave Papi do wavy things."
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