Grizzlies Insider: Memphis gets ‘NBA Remix’ merchandise with Three 6 Mafia design
The Memphis Grizzlies are one of five teams that will have uniforms and apparel “remixed.” The pairing is with popular Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
The images on the merchandise make references to Three 6 Mafia’s album “When The Smoke Clears” released in 2000, and “Most Known Unknown” released in 2005. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
Since 2019, Bleacher Report and Mitchell and Ness have collaborated to create NBA merchandise that connects NBA teams to local hip-hop artists in a project called “NBA Remix.” The Grizzlies are one of five teams that will have the uniforms and apparel “remixed” this season. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
Three 6 Mafia has long been connected to the Grizzlies. Its members are notable Memphis fans, and several of them performed at halftime of Game 1 in the playoff series against the Golden State Warriors last season. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
Images on the “remixed” merchandise make references to Three 6 Mafia’s album “When The Smoke Clears” released in 2000, and “Most Known Unknown” released in 2005. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
Bleacher Report and Mitchell and Ness have collaborated to create NBA merchandise that connects NBA teams to local hip-hop artists in a project called “NBA Remix” since 2019. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
This season, the Memphis Grizzlies will have uniforms and apparel “remixed.” Other “remixes” Bleacher Report and Mitchell and Ness will create this season include the Chicago Bulls with Polo G, the Los Angeles Lakers with TDE, the Atlanta Hawks with Lil Baby, and the New York Knicks with Wu-Tang Clan. (Photo credit: James Halasy)
This season, the Grizzlies are one of five teams that will have uniforms and apparel “remixed.” The pairing, naturally, is with popular Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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