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'Black Panther' inspired fashion for projected NBA Draft selection

By Josh Moore

June 21, 2018 5:38 PM

Imagen difundida por Disney y Marvel Studios muestra a Chadwick Boseman en una escena de "Black Panther". Marvel Studios AP

"Wakanda Forever!"

Wendell Carter Jr., a freshman out of Duke University who was projected to go in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday, drew inspiration from the Marvel blockbuster "Black Panther" when assembling his draft-day wardrobe.

Wendell Carter Jr. wore a suit inspired by 'Black Panther' to the NBA Draft on June 21, 2018. @NBADraft

"I saw a commercial, a 'Black Panther' commercial, and saw he had something wrapped around the top of his suit so I was like, 'I might as well try it out," Carter said during a pre-draft interview with NBA TV. "

Draft Night fashion inspired by Black Panther!

Is Wendell Carter, Jr. #CourtsideCertified? pic.twitter.com/7yY3JnHZs3
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 21, 2018

This story was originally published June 21, 2018 at 5:38 PM with the headline "'Black Panther' inspired fashion for projected NBA Draft selection."

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