Naomi Osaka honored ‘The Answer,’ NBA legend Allen Iverson, with her dramatic on-court ensemble at the US Open on Monday night in New York.
Before beating unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova 7-6 7-6 in the opening round, the trend-setting Osaka donned Iverson’s famed arm sleeves and headband as she walked onto center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in a wide-tulle floor-length skirt and a sleeveless hoodie.
Interestingly, her grey sweatshirt included burnout newspaper clippings of her career exploits sewn into the tattered fabric.
‘It’s my, I guess, my tribute to Iverson. I really like him a lot,’ Osaka said after the win. ‘I mean, Nike
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