Athletic garment with integral cup assembly

A method of making an athletic garment, the method comprising:

• providing an upper portion having a front and a rear, a first side and a second side, an interior and an exterior, and a waistband, the upper portion configured to receive a waist of a user;
• providing a first leg portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and configured to receive a first leg of the user;
• providing a second leg portion extending downwardly from the upper portion and configured to receive a second leg of the user;
• attaching a pocket within the interior of the upper portion, the pocket having a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom, and narrowing in width from the top to the bottom;
• attaching the first and second sides of the pocket to the front of the upper portion such that the bottom of the pocket is freely suspended from the front of the upper portion;
• and
• attaching a first end of an elongated member to the pocket, the elongated member forming a “Y”-shape with the first end of the elongated member corresponding to a bottom of the “Y”-shape, the first end of the elongated member directly attaching to the bottom of the pocket and extending therefrom toward the rear of the upper portion, and the elongated member branching into a second end corresponding to a top of the “Y”-shape, the second end terminating and directly attaching to the rear of the upper portion at a first location spaced apart from the waistband and terminating and directly attaching to the rear of the upper portion at a second location spaced apart from the waistband.