Allen Iverson Kills Cornrows, Alana G
Alana G —
A.I.!!! You're killing me here. You cut off the braids? The cornrows... gone? What! Is it no longer cool for ME to have cornrows now? And oh my word you totally just ruined Halloween when I was going to do a repeat of last year's Slutty Allen Iverson costume. Sad face. Thanks to my homie Nate Jones of FanHouse for keeping up the NBA Hair Watch in my absence. Image via Cool Mens' Hair, one of my favorite daily reads.
AI’s cornrows are mowed
Detroit Bad Boys —
... Allen Iverson will return from Phoenix a changed man — the braids are gone! I can’t even remember the last time he didn’t have those. ...
No More Rows - AI gets a trim for The All Star Game
Need4Sheed.com —
After 12 plus years Allen Iverson is braidless.
And no, I didn’t Photoshop this photo.
This I didn’t see coming, but I didn’t quite see the AI trade either.
The festivities start at 6 with the HORSE game on TNT and continue on through the night. Don’t forget Arron Afflalo along with Bill Laimbeer and the Shock’s Katie Smith are repping the “D” in the Shooting starts competition.
Who do you have in the slam dunk contest? ...
Is the War Over Now?
freedarko.com —
... , first the news came over email. As Tom succinctly put it, "no haircut could ever be more meaningful. In all of America." If I believed in titles that made sense, I'd go with "The Chop Heard 'Round the World." Nate Jones later posted photographic evidence , seen above. But before we knew exactly what was up, in those first few breathless moments of comprehension, ...
Allen Iverson and I Have a Lot in Common
Straight Bangin' —
... Thanks, Nate. We both rocked the Jordan XI's; we both love the track "40 Bars" by Jewelz; and neither of us wears our hair in braids. Shoals and I ...
Saying Farewell to Iverson’s Braids
Sports Crackle Pop —
Iverson said farewell to his trademark braids today — and he has at least one fan of his new look. Shaq calls it cute. I think it’s very presidential.
All Grownz Up? Allen Iverson Cuts His Braids/Corn Rows
Larry Brown Sports —
... , and now Allen Iverson came out with the ultimate shocker at All-Star weekend — he cut his trademark braids. I almost saw this coming a year ago when Iverson played in Philly as a Denver Nugget for the first time and talked about ...
No More Cornrows For Allen Iverson
Total Pro Sports —
... Total Pro Sports - A trend that Allen Iverson started almost 12 years ago in the NBA has been ended this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The famous Allen Iverson "Cornrows" or "Braids" trademark has officially been cut off. ...
Ballin’: Nate Dethrones Howard; LeBron Throws His Hat in Ring for 2010
The Big Lead —
... one who didn’t reluctantly praise Robinson. Yeah, Howard is an absolute freakish athlete, but so is Nate in his own right.
As for LeBron entering next year’s dunk contest, does anyone actually believe it’ll happen? It’s his walk year, why start now.
Here’s Dwight going for the 12-footer, looks like he’s got room for 13:
Finally and randomly, Allen Iverson is back to his rookie look (Sporting Blog via Fanhouse):
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Actually, I lied, this is the last item. ...
Allen Iverson Brings Back Hoya Haircut
Stet Sports Blog —
Remember the days when Allen Iverson was a burst of energy on the Big East basketball scene? Of course you do, but you probably don’t remember that his days as a Georgetown Hoya were also his last days of receiving regular haircuts.
Until now.
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Seatowning 2/15/09, Griffey to the Braves? Decoy?
SeaTown Sports —
... +Griffey to the Braves?.....[Seattle Times]
+Projecting Griffey's offense [USS Mariner]
+Could the Seahawks draft a QB? [ESPN]
+Could the Seahawks consider picking up Michael Vick? [Shutdown Corner]
+Federal Way takes down Decatur. Again. [Prep Blog]
National
+LeBron James. Slam Dunk Contest 2010. Hell yes. [Larry Brown Sports]
+Allen Iverson no longer has cornrows. This is a big deal. [FanHouse]
+4 teams that have absolutely no interest in Michael Vick [PFT] ...
NO MO' CORNROWS: The NBA's Top "10" Cornrows
Hoop Heads North —
... As a shock to the world, Detroit Pistons' Allen Iverson recently cut off his signature cornrows. After 12 long years with his trademark corn rows, A.I. decided to unveil his new hairstyle at this year's All-Star weekend in Phoenix. In honor of A.I., I thought about the whole cornrow hairstyle and wondered who would make the best 10 Cornrows hairstyles in the NBA. Here's what I came up with: ...
LOTD: Shaq Dances with The Jabbawockeez, Then Shares All-Star MVP with Kobe
Midwest Sports Fans —
... question is where will Amare Stoudemire be going…
Now some other links for your Monday morning viewing pleasure before I had to bed on what has been a surprisingly productive Sunday for me:
Some great behind-the-scenes quote from White Sox Spring Training — (Scott Merkin’s blog Being Ozzie Guillen)
May the best man (occasionally) win — (Sox Machine)
First Annual Ben Wallace Award — (TalkHoops.net)
Allen Iverson cuts his trademark braids — (NBA FanHouse)
Boom ...
FanHouse Minute: "Stalker" is Not Nice
FanHouse —
... that you didn't get to see. Check back here every week for the latest installment, and watch this week's video after the jump.) Video Link. Read more: 5. It's Not Nice to Call Someone a Stalker, Apparently 4. Another Concealed Weapons Charge 3. Doesn't Look Like Avery Learned Too Much 2. I Had a Bike Stolen Once, Too 1. How Will We be Able to Recognize Him? Click here for more FanHouse ...
Links: Best and Worst of All-Star 2009
SLAM Online —
... After the media session ended, Ben googled “Allen Iverson braids” to see what was going on and saw that AOL had me breaking the news via twitter. ...
