Have you watched the Charlotte Hornets play this season? If you have, then you may have noticed a new look for Gordon Hayward. If you haven’t, well…
Gordon Hayward, with the new haircut, said he “feels great” heading into the season. Said he is hoping to stay healthy. pic.twitter.com/zFRwesCkqz
— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) September 26, 2022
Hayward first debuted the new ‘do at Hornets media day in September, but it actually took some time for the masses to notice. Weeks after the fact, there was a widespread reaction from social media, with most of the commentary coming on Twitter.
Per usual, a number of users got their fair share of jokes off, while many were critical of the cut or simply puzzled by what exactly Hayward is going for.
Gordon Hayward then and now.
Are we digging the new haircut? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/aiMD5gsLFD
— Sporting News NBA (@sn_nba) October 14, 2022
This is Hayward’s 13th season in the NBA and, over the course of his career, he’s sported a number of different looks. Since 2010, Hayward has gone through quite the hair journey, which, to be fair, is to be expected from anyone over a span of 12 years.
In 2015, Hayward’s wife, Robyn, took some credit for her husband’s hair, saying “I couldn’t let him keep getting those dreadful haircuts,” in an Instagram post. Seven years later, she may have lightened up on giving hairstyling direction.
Hayward’s even gone through a hair transformation from Year 1 to Year 3 with the Hornets, shown above in the fourth and fifth pictures in the collage.
So, what gives?
Gordon Hayward haircut, explained: What’s the buzz all about?
Hayward has yet to offer an explanation for his new look, but over time, more angles have seemingly provided an idea of what Hayward might be going for.
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of the mullet.
Based on certain angles of Hayward’s haircut, it would appear that he’s growing out his own variation of the mullet haircut, with a bit more volume of hair towards the back of his head than in the front.
To be fair, the confusion is justified. You don’t see too many mullets on an NBA floor.
The late Dwayne Schintzius sported the most epic mullet in NBA history and Larry Bird also experimented with his own variation.
In modern times, Thunder forward Kenrich Williams has gone with the shag haircut, which adopts a similar “business in the front, party in the back” style, and is fairly common in central and northern parts of Texas.
Only time will tell whether or not Hayward is actually going for a mullet. Based on the above photos, he’s on his way, but he’s surprised us many times before, who’s to say he won’t catch us off guard with his haircut again?
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