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Kuroko's Basketball's Midorima Finds an NBA Team to Match His Hair
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Following up Taiga Kagami joining the Chicago Bulls, Kuroko's Basketball character Shintarō Midorima is putting on the 006 jersey for the Boston Celtics.
【NBA×劇場版黒子のバスケ】コラボビジュアル第2弾は緑間!コラボするチームはNBAでも屈指の伝統を持つボストン・セルティックスです!チームカラーの緑色もですが、ウエストの部分にさりげなく入ったクローバーのワンポイントも緑間にピッタリな感じがします。#kurobas pic.twitter.com/KvfvdN2lXW
— アニメ黒子のバスケ (@kurobasanime) February 2, 2017
Historically, the Celtic's #6 belonged to renowned player Bill Russell. The jersey number is now officially retired. Taiga Kagami is wearing 010, possibly a reference to that team's retired #10 jersey belonging to Bob Love.
Gekijōban Kuroko no Basuke Last Game, the anime film adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kuroko no Basuke Extra Game sequel manga pens in Japan on March 18.
[Via Nijimen]