You can rep your favorite NBA team on a mask — and help charities at the same time
You had to have known this was coming.
The second people started wearing face masks with edgy, and creative, designs on them that major corporations would get involved. With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the world as we know it, masks have become a crucial part of everyday wear. And now they’ve turned into this spring’s hottest fashion “must have.”
Enter pro sports.
Both the NBA and the WNBA have teamed up with Fanatics to sell cloth face masks with all 30 team-logos in the NBA and all 12 from the WNBA.
“As a global community, we can all play a role in reducing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic by following the CDC’s recommendation to cover our nose and mouth while in public,” NBA President, Social Responsibility and Player Programs’ Kathy Behrens said in a news release. “Through this new product offering, NBA and WNBA fans can adhere to these guidelines while joining in the league’s efforts to aid those who have been directly affected by COVID-19.”
Fans can purchase a mask with their favorite team’s logo on it on NBAStore.com and WNBAStore.com. Masks in both adult and youth sizes come either three to a pack at $24.99 or single masks are available at $14.99. All proceeds are going to Feeding America in the United States and Second Harvest in Canada, according to the release.
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people all across the nation start wearing cloth face covers in order to avoid transmitting the virus to others. COVID-19 can spread between people who are talking within close-proximity of each other, even if both parties are not showing any symptoms.
And that’s not all Fanatics is doing to help America as it navigates through the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubi launched the “All In Challenge” where people can bid on once-in-a-lifetime opportunities like playing golf with Justin Timberlake or signing a one-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks (and much, much more) with all proceeds going to charity as well.