The basketball sleeve, now ubiquitous in the NBA, began as a medical device for Allen Iverson’s elbow injury but evolved into a powerful symbol of cultural rebellion, race, and self-expression in professional sports. Its journey reflects the NBA’s fraught relationship with Black identity,
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