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The bald look is in! According to hairstylists and male fashionistas everywhere, going completely bald is called “going NBA”. As this was the look popularized by Michael Jordan and other basketball stars in the 90’s ( I must be out of touch, if I have just heard about this now).
Anyway, shaving your head if […]
This falls into the initial category of follow up from the Tim Hardaway fiasco. John Amaechi, another former NBA player, has signed on as spokesman for HeadBlade, a brand of razor designed especially for shaving one’s head.
What’s the connection to the Hardaway fiasco?
Amaechi went public with his homosexuality in February 2007; Hardaway’s comments were made […]
Inaugural Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva, was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks last week. Villanueva, who suffers from alopecia areata and is a spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, will be entering his second season in the NBA. His successful rookie season was marked by an appearance in the All-Star Weekend, Eastern […]
Previous Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva is still garnering some well deserved media attention. This article from The New York Times highlights a professional athlete who hasn’t let is all go to his head. From the article:
Thirteen-year-old Andrew McGarey came back beaming from Madison Square Garden last month and told his parents not […]
More accolades for this week’s Bald Man of the Week. From NBA.com:
In recognition of Charlie Villanueva’s outstanding efforts in the community, and for his on-going philanthropic work, the NBA announced today it will honor the Toronto Raptors forward with the Community Assist Award for the month of February.
Villanueva has embraced his condition and acts as […]
Let’s continue with basketball, but switch to the pros. The Baldiness Bald Man of the Week is Charlie Villaneuva.
Charlie is rookie forward for the NBA Toronto Raptors and has been living with alopecia areata since childhood and works with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Here’s a great little write up in the Toronto Star:
What the […]
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