Rui Hachimura's Lakers announce collaboration with popular anime "One Piece" social media for the game against the Clippers on the 28th. "Dream collaboration" "I want the merchandise"
The NBA Lakers, the team Rui Hachimura belongs to, updated their official social media on the 24th (25th Japan time). "The Straw Hat Crew will be coming on Friday night dressed in purple and gold. Let's make the Lakers x One Piece collaboration game exciting on February 28th!" they posted, announcing that a collaboration game with the popular anime "ONE PIECE" will be held at the game against the Clippers on the 28th (March 1st Japan time).
The posted images show Monkey D. Luffy dunking in a Lakers uniform, Roronoa Zoro dribbling, and Nami and Nico Robin dancing as cheerleaders.
Followers commented, "The Lakers are the best," "I want their merchandise," and "This is a dream collaboration."