Kristaps Porzingis explained why he grew out cornrows as a kid
Kristaps Porzingis has proven to be a treasure midway through his first NBA season, whether that's because of his on-court play or because of what he's saying when he's away from the game.
This time, it's the latter. Porzingis sat down with QG to discuss everything from basketball ventures to non-basketball ones. Naturally, the subject of the cornrows he had when he was a kid came up. Here's why he said he wanted to grow them out, via GQ:
Well, us three brothers, Me, Janis, and Martins, we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long, that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows. So I did that one time, then two times, then I just kept on doing that same hairstyle for maybe a year. That was my swag at that time. It was Iverson. It was Carmelo. I started watching NBA basketball at the time, and when you're a kid, you want to be like those guys.
Just in case you somehow missed KP's magical hair, here's what it looked like:
Porzingis won Melo's favor after telling him about his Anthony and A.I.-inspired cornrows https://t.co/ZDUsR2XK58 pic.twitter.com/gLFik2XCIh
— AtTheBuzzer (@TheBuzzerOnFOX) January 26, 2016
Now, that is a good-looking kid.
