Allen Iverson wasn’t the only player rocking outrageous gear in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, but of his contemporaries he took the most heat for carrying himself the way he did. Everything from the iconic cornrows to his love for baggy throwback gear got the 76ers’ star criticized; this is the guy who was once called the NBA’s “thug-in-chief.”
As part of a Nice Kicks retrospective on his landmark sneaker deal with Reebok, Iverson and a cast of associates talked about the NBA’s dress code, which felt like it was directed at Iverson when it was implemented and increasingly feels that way now.