OT: Mirotic shaved his beard and looks completely different

[bearadonisdna]

i dunno how these dudes can go like 8 years without shaving their beard. i get bored after a month

All i know is that these guys shouldnt have been working in any service kitchens lol

[RedBulls23]

He looks so much younger.

[RedBulls23]

i dunno how these dudes can go like 8 years without shaving their beard. i get bored after a month

All i know is that these guys shouldnt have been working in any service kitchens lol

At the very least trimming it and keeping it clean.

I really don't get the fascination of looking like a bear

[RedBulls23]

had he shaved it and looked completely the same I would've been shocked

#aprilniko

A beard under his beard?

[robert76]

Haha, reminds me a little bit of Kukoc there

He was Toni Kukoc all along!

And he would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for these meddling kids!

(couldn't help myself)

[fleet]

But there’s also a dark side lurking beneath every 5 o’clock shadow and hipster beard.

1. Beards contain more germs than most toilet seats, according to Cosmopolitan France. The course and kinky nature of beards lends itself to trapping dirt, germs and grease. Milk is also known to get trapped in beards and eventually become rancid. While the milk scenario is a little far-fetched and probably rare, it's extremely disgusting. Wash your beard fellas.

2. Your beard is linked to baldness. A test on 100 men revealed that having both hair on your head and on your face results in extra heat. Male baldness thus becomes a thermoregulatory compensation for beards, allowing heat to escape up to three times faster through the scalp.

[samwana]

Now if only Payton would shave his head and we finally discuss some really important stuff

[Axolotl]

Nah, Payton should grow a full beard and shape it like his hair.

[jacoby1us]

Please dont ever insult Kukoc again.

[dice]

But there’s also a dark side lurking beneath every 5 o’clock shadow and hipster beard.

1. Beards contain more germs than most toilet seats, according to Cosmopolitan France. The course and kinky nature of beards lends itself to trapping dirt, germs and grease. Milk is also known to get trapped in beards and eventually become rancid. While the milk scenario is a little far-fetched and probably rare, it's extremely disgusting. Wash your beard fellas.

2. Your beard is linked to baldness. A test on 100 men revealed that having both hair on your head and on your face results in extra heat. Male baldness thus becomes a thermoregulatory compensation for beards, allowing heat to escape up to three times faster through the scalp.

I've heard that beard hair is similar if not identical in texture to pubic hair. maybe that's what they mean by "course and kinky"

[ImSlower]

It's a fact. Women like beards. Not all women like unkempt or mangy ones. Niko could pull off a pretty solid urban hipster look if he'd just gotten rid of most of the neckbeard.

[Taikuri]

Mirotic watched some NHL and decided to shave that playoff beard off as he plans to help the Bulls and make Pelicans miss the playoffs.

[Nikola]

Maybe it's his way of showing AD, if I can do it you can do it bro(w).

[MrSparkle]

Dunno what's up with the bball beard fad. (Granted it's just a few guys). Must be absolutely nasty being a sweaty athlete with that amount of neck hair. I mean, I get it if you work in the cold outdoors and you're cutting lumber, but day-to-day indoor gyms? No thanks. Congrats Niko on the wise decision.

[Javier Acosta]

Crazy. I wish Harden would shave his, too. After a while, you have to get kind of bored with the same look all the time.

Not like Harden has a personality to promote his brand. All he has is that beard and his talent.