A new coronavirus challenge? Ray Allen tells LeBron, Shaq to grow out their hair

Jesus Shuttlesworth needs to chill out.

A balding Ray Allen took to Instagram Tuesday and challenged several past and current NBA superstars to flaunt their natural hairlines during quarantine. LeBron James, Shaq and Carlos Boozer were among the few tagged in the two-time champion’s post.

“I’m gonna ride #myJefferson out until the ‘Rona’ kicks rocks!” Allen wrote. “For those of you that don’t know I have cut my own hair my whole life so it’s been hard not to put the clippers to it but when I look back at these pics I will remember the Rona!”

Allen’s early results were kind of horrifying:

At least he knows his future.

Considering LeBron’s attempts to elude baldness at all costs, he likely won’t follow through. Shaq might, albeit just for the jokes. There’s no telling what anyone else will do, however, growing out their hair wouldn’t be the worst decision ever (looking at you Boozer).

Allen’s post essentially is a reminder on how the coronavirus has impacted so many aspects of daily life. Regular people, let alone multimillionaires, can’t even get a shape up. So next time you complain about not being able to get a cut, just remember quarantine 2020 and Allen’s frightening challenge.

This story was originally published April 8, 2020 at 12:18 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II

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C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.