Famous rapper sends Alabama basketball stars retro Tide gear

Apparently I have a pretty good eye for fashion.

Alabama basketball is here in Arizona for the Final Four and the team had an open locker room for reporters before Friday’s practice. Something caught my eye. It was the T-shirt worn by Alabama player Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. It looked like it was drawn by hand from the 1980s. Great shirt. Did Wrightsell find it in a thrift store in Tuscaloosa before he left for the Final Four? Did Latrell Sprewell wear the shirt in college?

Clearly, I needed answers.

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The shirt wasn’t an accident after all. It was product placement for famous rapper and fashion designer Travis Scott. As a middle-aged guy, I didn’t know Scott even made clothes before this weekend. To my credit, I did know that Scott was an extremely talented individual from Texas who makes great songs and plays golf sometimes with Nick Saban.

“I’m not going to lie, they just sent this shirt to us,” Wrightsell said. “Well, not they, but Travis Scott. He’s doing a deal with a lot of college teams. He hit a couple of us up on Instagram.”

Apparently Scott sent some clothes to Alabama football players, too. Wrightsell says that Scott is in the business of selling college gear these days. It’s not my job to sell shirts, so do your own research. (Full shirt pictured below.)

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Joseph Goodman is the lead sports columnist for the Alabama Media Group, and author of the most controversial sports book ever written, “We Want Bama”.

Alabama player Latrell Wrightsell shows off his shirt from rapper Travis Scott.Joseph Goodman