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                                      Andrei Kirilenko

NO this isn't the picture of an aging vodka-drinking skateboarding punk plucked from the hard streets of Moscow, it's Andrei Kirilenko of the NBA's Utah Jazz.  We here at Sportshair.com debated for many hours about whether to include Kirilenko in this gallery but his recent quote in a USA Today article about hairstyles in sports made his inclusion a no brainer:

"Sometimes it's conservative, old-school boy. Sometimes it's spiky highlights. Sometimes it's crazy Mohawk," Kirilenko says. "I'm just trying to bring a new energy to the game because basketball becomes so routine. If we are role models for young kids, it's better to mess with your hair than tattoos, piercing, smoking or drinking. Young kids want to prove their independence. I'm here to show them it's better to mess with your hair than anything else."