Playboi Carti and Mitchell & Ness Redefine Courtside Cool

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2025 — Where music, fashion, and sport collide, a new kind of luxury emerges. This week, Complex and Fanatics unveil the Playboi Carti x Mitchell & Ness NBA League Collection, a limited-edition drop that reimagines the language of basketball through the lens of one of music’s most enigmatic style figures. Officially releasing November 6, the capsule fuses Carti’s subversive energy with the heritage craftsmanship of Mitchell & Ness, redefining what it means to wear the game.

A fixture of both sound and style, Playboi Carti has long blurred the lines between performance and persona. His fearless approach to fashion — from high-gloss avant-garde to raw street influence — finds new form here, where nostalgia meets rebellion. The rapper’s long-standing fascination with basketball culture serves as the creative pulse of the collection. Known for his penchant for wearing jerseys backwards, Carti transforms the familiar into the unexpected, reinterpreting classic NBA silhouettes as objects of personal expression.

The collection highlights exclusive designs from the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, and two distinctive Toronto Raptors styles. Each piece becomes an emblem of duality — timeless yet radical, athletic yet artistic. The fabrics and detailing honor Mitchell & Ness’s storied craftsmanship, while Carti’s influence introduces a sense of raw individuality and modern edge.

At its core, the Playboi Carti x Mitchell & Ness NBA League Collection is more than apparel. It’s a conversation between eras and identities — the purity of sport meeting the chaos of creativity. By channeling the spirit of basketball through his idiosyncratic gaze, Carti proves once again that style, like sound, is a space for reinvention.

This is not just a collaboration. It’s a cultural statement — a reflection of how the game continues to inspire far beyond the court. The Playboi Carti x Mitchell & Ness NBA League Collection will be available exclusively on Fanatics.com, the Complex App, Complex.comandMitchellandNess.com, beginning November 6th.