Do you still remember the moment when Kevin Knox wore a Fortnite suit to the NBA Draft? He did it in 2018 and we can say that it is one of the iconic moments. But, why did he wear that suit? Are there any particular reasons?
The Reasons of Kevin Knox Wearing a Fortnite Suit to the NBA Draft
Actually, there is no particular reason why Kevin Know wore a Fortnite suit to the NBA Draft. Some people probably wondered whether there was a collaboration between Kevin Knox and Fortnite. But, this is not the reason.
It seemed that he wore a Fortnite suit to the NBA Draft because he wanted to show his love to Fortnite. As you know that previously he had announced that he loves playing Fortnite. If you saw the picture of Kevin Knox when he wore the Fortnite suit, you are able to see that on the surface of his suit, there is nothing which is particularly egregious. However, you can see that the waistcoat has a nice checkered pattern. The most interesting thing about this Fortnite suit is the thing inside the suit jacket where there is a graphic which showcases the video game Fortnite.
Generally, the inside of the suit jacket of an NBA draftee is reserved for a special message or pays tribute to their college or hometown. But Kevin Knox decided to pay home to the most popular video game of the time namely Fortnite.
According to the Polygon site, Kevin Knox was taken by the New York Knicks with the ninth pick of Thursday’s NBA Draft and he celebrated it by wearing a suit jacket with a Fortnite theme.
Is there a deal between Kevin Knox and Fortnite? On Polygon site, it is explained that when someone asked an Epic representative whether Kevin and Epic Games had anything to do with it, Epic’s Representative said that there was nothing between Kevin Knox and Fortnite. It was all him.
Actually, Kevin Knox is not the only public figure who likes playing Fortnite. There are also other public figures who like this game such as Marshmello, Drake and Travis Scott.
In May 2018, the tweet from @BuckyHooves was replied by Kevin Knox. @BuckyHooves tweeted this: “Fortnite + Kevin Knox = Fort Knox. That’s a no-brainer endorsement deal.” Then, this tweet was explained by Kevin Knox by tweeting “Let’s make it happen” with an emoticon of a pair of eyes and also mentioned @FortniteGame.
The moment when Kevin Knox wore a suit in the Fortnite theme in 2018 is interesting because there are not a lot of athletes who wore Fortnite-themed clothes, especially in this kind of event. As explained on the Sportskeeda, the thing which came as an even bigger achievement for Fortnite was that this athlete put on the suit to an event which was held by an organization that owns a video game franchise.
After people saw Kevin Knox wear a Fortnite-themed suit, there were a lot of Fortnite players who were happy that another upcoming superstar announced their passion for video games.
Due to the thing that he did, Knox may be called a trendsetter. Later, a number of popular athletes such as JuJu Smith-Schuter from the NFL team the Pittsburgh Steelars and Josh Hart from the New Orleans Pelicans also made an announcement about their love for this video game.
As also explained on the Sportskeeda site, the community was happy about the idea of Fortnite and Kevin Knox which signed an endorsement deal where the idea of calling the potential collaboration could be ‘Fort Knox’ and this collab idea obtained traction online. There were a number of Fortnite players who gave advice to make Fortnite skin in the Kevin theme for the Fortnite game. However, this suggestion was never responded by Epic Games. Nevertheless, the Fortnite suit which was put on by Kevin Knox will be remembered as one of the very first video game-themed garments which was put on to the NBA Drafts.
Some Memorable Draft Day Fits
Besides Kevin Knox, there are some other memorable draft day fits according to the Ball n Roll site. Here they are.
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Trae Young
As you know that Fashion often sets new trends in motion. Trae Young became the first NBA draft who wear shorts with his suit ensemble on draft night. The color of the suit is a clean bordeaux red which has black accents. The standout thing from his clothes is of course the shorts. We can say that he decided to make such a bold fashion option on a night which will be linked to his career forever.
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LeBron James
You may agree that LeBron James has the most iconic draft day photos in the modern era. Half of the reason is due to how his career changed. Half of the reason is because this suit just exudes coolness and confidence. Wearing the all-white suit for a man needs to be very confident and he did it easily.
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Zion Williamson
The clothes that Zion wore was a predominantly off-white coloured suit which was combined with a ribbed pure-white shirt. The suit actually fits properly. He also left the shirt unbuttoned at the top and it made the look more casual.
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About Fortnite
Fortnite is a video game which is played online. This game is developed by Epic Games and you can find the game in three different game mode versions. Those three game mode versions share the similar general gameplay and game engine and those modes are Fortnite: Save the World, Fortnite Battle Royale and Fortnite Creative.
In Fortnite: Save the World, you are permitted to enjoy a cooperative hybrid-tower defense-shooter survival game which is able to be played by up to four players. Here, the players need to fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications that they are able to build. In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the players are allowed to enjoy a battle royale game which is free to play in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing. How about Fortnite: Creative? In this game, players have a freedom to be able to create worlds and battle arenas.
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