Remember the short-lived “throwback jersey” era of hip-hop? That was cool for a while, until Jay-Z completely guillotined it on “What More Can I Say,” telling people “I don’t wear jerseys, I’m 30-plus.” You don’t see too many people wearing jerseys anymore; when you do, it’s usually doughy white people and the players on the jerseys suck. So iif Jay-Z - who was never really part of the throwback scene to begin with - can kill off jerseys with one line, imagine what the NBA’s going to look like in a month now that Allen Iverson just shaved his braids.

Forget the dunk contest and HORSE; the freshly shorn Iverson was the real “buzz”* of Phoenix yesterday. Let’s get this straight, Iverson brought cornrows to the NBA, and sorry Rip Hamilton, he’s taking them away now. Hey, it was a good run, 10 or 11 years. After the jump, an interview with Alley I, where he credits his kids and you-know-who for the change. Read more…