On the basketball star’s 50th birthday, ESSENCE takes a look back at all the stellar braid moments that started trends on the court.

All-Star weekend, the rookie game, where I had about 32 braids in my head. When NBA money started flowing into Iverson’s bank ... Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter ...

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, 2-0 ... Three of Wisconsin’s five starters had never started for the Badgers, with Trice, Happ and Iverson being the only players to average over 10 ...

Iverson made braids, tattoos, and hip-hop culture almost synonymous with basketball. In an interview with Kevin Hart in “Cold as Balls,” the legendary Philadelphia 76ers guard had this to say ...

But that's an amazing feeling as well. Allen Iverson was, like, my favorite basketball player growing up, the reason why I had braids as a kid, wore a headband, the reason why I started playing ...