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Have you noticed a change in NBA players’ dress since the new season began in November?
All players, including Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson, put on business casual clothes whenever they participate in team or league activities．
Don’t be surprised．It’s not like your idol is saying goodbye to hip-hop culture．
They do so only because of the new dress code that NBA has introduced to distance the sport away from gangster chic(痞子气的时髦)．
The rules ban baggy jeans, sneakers(运动鞋)and oversized gold and silver jewellery on many occasions including when players arrive and leave games and make promotional(宣传的)appearances．Jeans must be smart dress jeans．
Players will also now be required to wear a sport coat on the bench when they are not in uniform．The NBA already requires its coaches to wear sport coats, dress shirts, slacks(便装裤子)and shoes on the bench．
Suns forward Shawn Marion thinks it’s a good move：“I think it is appropriate, definitely, on the bench．I think you should be in a nice shirt and slacks．”
But others have a different view on the dress code．Denver Nuggets centre Marcus Camby and Charlotte Bobcats guard Brevin Knight said that players should receive extra money to cover clothing costs．Allen Iverson has even said he would fight such a rule．
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