As you all know, my playoff beard was probably 80-83% the reason the Raptors won the NBA title. After almost three months of growth, however, it was taking on ungainly proportions. One friend compared me to Brian Posehn, and I like the guy's comedy and all, but....oof.
My mom was the only person who was fervently anti-beard, so I finally agreed to get it trimmed down to manageable status. It was my first trip to the barber in 16 years, so perhaps I was a bit rusty with the instructions, but they ended up removing quite a bit. Ironically, around 80-83% of my beard was cut, leaving me looking like just a normal dude who hadn't shaved in a week or so rather than a popular "hey, it's that guy" of a standup comedian and actor.
I had some karmic misgivings about the whole thing, but hey, the Raptors had already won the championship, right? What's the worst that could happen?
And then Kawhi Leonard signed with the Clippers. Who also had to trade for Paul George to convince Leonard to join, just in the case the NBA didn't have enough giant blockbuster moves within the last week.
I think all Toronto fans probably knew, deep down, that he was eventually going to wind up in Los Angeles, given that the rumors had been swirling for well over a year. But it was still a blow in the wake of that dream championship run, and the increasingly logical case that the Raptors could offer Leonard to stay. After all, they could just run it back for another season and contend for another title right away, whereas the Lakers (presence of LeBron and Anthony Davis aside) are kind of a clown-show front office right now, and the Clippers didn't have a second star to pair with Leonard. Well, with Paul George in the fold, the Raptors' argument went up in smoke. The NBA is going to be so crazily wide-open next year it's ridiculous.
And just so everyone is clear....once my beard lost to the clippers, Kawhi Leonard went to the Clippers.
Thanks for nothing, Mom!
My mom was the only person who was fervently anti-beard, so I finally agreed to get it trimmed down to manageable status. It was my first trip to the barber in 16 years, so perhaps I was a bit rusty with the instructions, but they ended up removing quite a bit. Ironically, around 80-83% of my beard was cut, leaving me looking like just a normal dude who hadn't shaved in a week or so rather than a popular "hey, it's that guy" of a standup comedian and actor.
I had some karmic misgivings about the whole thing, but hey, the Raptors had already won the championship, right? What's the worst that could happen?
And then Kawhi Leonard signed with the Clippers. Who also had to trade for Paul George to convince Leonard to join, just in the case the NBA didn't have enough giant blockbuster moves within the last week.
I think all Toronto fans probably knew, deep down, that he was eventually going to wind up in Los Angeles, given that the rumors had been swirling for well over a year. But it was still a blow in the wake of that dream championship run, and the increasingly logical case that the Raptors could offer Leonard to stay. After all, they could just run it back for another season and contend for another title right away, whereas the Lakers (presence of LeBron and Anthony Davis aside) are kind of a clown-show front office right now, and the Clippers didn't have a second star to pair with Leonard. Well, with Paul George in the fold, the Raptors' argument went up in smoke. The NBA is going to be so crazily wide-open next year it's ridiculous.
And just so everyone is clear....once my beard lost to the clippers, Kawhi Leonard went to the Clippers.
Thanks for nothing, Mom!
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