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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Sportiqe, the NBA and the Grateful Dead have designed specialty t-shirts with the band's artwork. (NBA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By\u00A0Ben Golliver&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apparel brand Sportiqe has partnered with the NBA and the Grateful Dead to produce t-shirts that combine the logos of various playoff teams with the legendary band's famous artwork.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The men's shirts feature a modified version of the Grateful Dead's signature skull logo, which appeared on the &lt;em&gt;Steal Your Face&lt;/em&gt; album cover in 1976. A basketball design replaces the lightning bolt in the center of the skull. The women's shirts star one of the group's \"dancing bear\" figures that was included on\u00A0&lt;em&gt;History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) &lt;/em&gt;in 1973. Both designs include team names and logos in 1970s era lettering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A host of playoff-bound teams -- including the Heat, Lakers, Thunder, Celtics, Knicks, Clippers, Bulls, Nets, and Warriors -- will get their own version of the shirts, which will be available in mid-April on Sportiqe.com\u00A0and various retailers for $35-$45. That's assuming Naismith Hall of Famer and notorious \"Deadhead\" Bill Walton hasn't purchased the entire stock in advance, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The collaboration is the first for the Grateful Dead with a pro sports league, although the group is well-known for its support of the 1992 Lithuanian national basketball team. The band stepped in to sponsor the former Soviet Republic -- whose roster included Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis -- by providing money and tie-dyed t-shirts. That team, which went on to win bronze at the Barcelona Olympics, was the subject of a 2012 documentary, &lt;em&gt;The Other Dream Team&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More of the NBA/Grateful Dead shirt designs can be seen below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The NBA and the Grateful Dead t-shirt \"skull\" designs for the Bulls, left, and Nets. (NBA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The NBA and the Grateful Dead t-shirt \"skull\" designs for the Clippers, left, and Thunder. (NBA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The NBA and the Grateful Dead have collaborated on t-shirt for men, left, and women. (NBA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n The women's shirts feature the Grateful Dead's \"dancing bear\" logo. (NBA)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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