In Focus: The flat top

Norris Cole (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

By Andy Gray

Norris Cole brought his flat top back for another season. The hairstyle, a staple in the early '90s, is much missed in today's NBA. In honor of Cole, here are some other memorable hoopsters and their flat tops.

Patrick Ewing (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Kenny Walker (Mike Powell/Allsport)

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J.R. Reid (AP)

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Charles Oakley (Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Detlef Schrempf (John W. McDonough/SI)

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Iman Shumpert (Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)

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