Those of you that watched the Lakers play the Nuggets on Saturday night might have noticed something different about Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. After sporting his trademark cornrows since his high school days, 'Melo showed up to his first game of the 2008-09 season with a fresh cut. Although some might think 'Melo cut his braids as part of an image make over, I am of the opinion that he was trying to tell us something. Maybe he was foreshadowing a new beginning for the Nuggets. Or maybe he was trying to say that the guy that made cornrows popular is about to be traded.
Okay, so maybe that's a stretch. I do agree that 'Melo was trying mark a clean start for his career and his image, but it's just so weird to see him without his 'rows. Sticking with that point, if 'Melo was trying to clean up his image, is it really fair that he would even feel compelled to trim his hair in order to portray a more squeaky clean feel? Is it fair to have a stigma attached to hair?
I may just be thinking way too hard about this, as many guys have trimmed off their cornrows in the last few seasons, including Ricky Davis, Rip Hamilton, and Jermaine O'neal. I wonder if Allen Iverson will ever bite the bullet and trim his. I highly doubt it.
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iverson actually cuts his hair all the time. if he didn't by now, his hair would be all the way down his back by now.
but yeah, I doubt he'll be cutting it all the way down anytime soon.
Good look for 'Melo. Chris Bosh should be taking notes . . . .