Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto launches “Kaiju” clothing line

We know him as the 7-foot-2 center who signed with the NBA G-League Ignite in hopes of being the first homegrown, thoroughbred Filipino to have a shot at the most prestigious basketball league in the world.

Now add “clothing mogul” to Kai Sotto’s ever-expanding resume.

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The Ateneo de Manila high school graduate launched his first clothing line, Kaiju, on Saturday morning (Manila time). Check out the site here as well as this ad post.

“I am very excited to announce the launch of my clothing brand Kaiju. For the holidays, we are launching three available t-shirts now to reach you before the end of the year and to start the new year,” he said in an Instagram post. “These are very important to me and are a reflection of my values, my family and my journey to the NBA.”

The shirts retail for $ 30, or about P1,440. They have typographic details that reflect Sotto’s basketball journey. One, for example, says: “Kaiju Basketball Worldwide. Pambato ng Pilipinas.” Another says: “Travel to a foreign land bearing the pride of the people.”

The sticker merchandising is also available for less than one hundred pesos.

“Kaiju”, of course, is a play named after him and refers to giant monsters in popular Japanese (and Japanese-inspired) movies.

Last Tuesday, he announced the opening of “Kaiju Academy” in Hamilton, Ohio for 2021 as a way to “leave a legacy both on and off the court to young men and women around the world who want to improve and achieve their dreams. athletic “.

Also this week, Sotto announced his intention to join Gilas Pilipinas in the February window of the Fiba playoffs at Clark.

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