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The NBA Dress Code hits close to you.
20 years ago NBA banned baggy jeans chains and do-rags.
League wanted corporate appeal by erasing hip-hop style.
You saw straight policing of Black identity.
NBA targeted the Allen Iverson look first.
Players kept their edge off court.
League enforced suits and ties everywhere.
LeBron D-Wade and Russ Westbrook pushed back.
They built tunnel walks into runways.
High fashion mixed with street style.
Players showed suits your way.
The NBA Dress Code forced change.
Black players claimed fashion power from it.
You own that swagger in every boardroom now.
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