{"id":825521,"date":"2026-09-01T12:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/825521\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:09:18","slug":"naomi-osaka-steals-show-with-allen-iverson-inspired-us-open-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/825521\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka steals show with Allen Iverson-inspired US Open kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 US Open<\/a> is in full swing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/naomi-osaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Naomi Osaka<\/a> has officially arrived and brought her style and fashion statements to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osaka, who is the No. 13 seed in the women\u2019s draw, pulled up to face Anastasia Zakharova in the first round and recorded the win in straight sets. However, it was her theatric entrance that had everyone talking. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/5-memorable-day-2-2026-us-open-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">5 most memorable moments from Day 2 of 2026 US Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 28-year-old entered the stadium and unveiled her unique look, which was a nod to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/allen-iverson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Allen Iverson<\/a>. The look featured a basketball-inspired top, along with Iverson\u2019s signature head and arm bands in the Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 red and black. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The whole look for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/naomiosaka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@naomiosaka<\/a> \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m4B5lEspzf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/m4B5lEspzf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Open Tennis (@usopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usopen\/status\/2094617527070425105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the match, Osaka discussed her inspiration for the kit and her appreciation for Iverson, who was known for following the beat of his own drum and helping to change the culture and style of the NBA throughout his career. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/naomi-osaka-mom-tamaki-rare-appearance-us-open-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Naomi Osaka\u2019s mother, Tamaki, turns heads with rare appearance at US Open practice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka Discusses Allen Iverson Inspiration<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Naomi Osaka on her appreciation for Allen Iverson, who inspired her fit at the US Open \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ln3lkzxJf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8ln3lkzxJf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2094615235646644409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor me, he\u2019s a trailblazer. I think he\u2019s also someone that I look up to a lot because he\u2019s kind of like done a lot in fashion, whether it\u2019s on purpose or not, but he\u2019s shifted the way that NBA players dress. And I also think like the whole conversation around clothes in sports and also just expressing yourself through style. I feel like he\u2019s someone that I look up to in that regard,\u201d Osaka said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to appreciate today\u2019s sports stars payng homage to the legends of the past. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up next for Osaka is a second-round showdown with Katerina Siniakova of fthe Czech Republic on Wednesday, September 2. A time has not officially been set for the match at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 US Open is in full swing, and Naomi Osaka has officially arrived and brought her style&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3769],"tags":[679,6170,7,228,20300,6,678,207,3817,44350],"class_list":["post-825521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-76ers","tag-76ers","tag-allen-iverson","tag-basketball","tag-featured","tag-naomi-osaka","tag-nba","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-philadelphia76ers","tag-us-open"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117195712986947137","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}