It seems that basketball player LeBron James has finally accepted his fate by raising the white flag in the battle to keep his hairline from retreating further. He posted a bald look on his Instagram story after his stop at the barbershop.
By ET Spotlight Special |
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Finally, basketball player LeBron James seems to have thrown in the towel, but not on his career! He has done it in the barbershop, as it seems from the Instagram story he shared on Tuesday, where he attached his picture with an entirely shaved head.
Now the question is whether LeBron is finally following in the footsteps of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, shaving his entire head after years of trying to keep his hairline from receding.
The answer is not a straightforward "Yes."
LeBron James has become completely bald before, but this time it’s different:
During the 2017 offseason, he posted a video of himself entirely bald. Even though LeBron had his usual head of hair once the season started, however, when posting it in 2017, there were still 3 months to go before the training camp of the 2017-18 season kicked off along with the media day.
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In the past decade, it seemed like a routine adopted by LeBron to do a complete shave early in the offseason so that by the time of the full season, his hair would look as good as it could be. But this time, it's just six days before media day, which is far different than shaving three months before media day.
Can it be another prank by LeBron James?
Again, the question is whether you have to adjust your eyes to see the brand new bald LeBron James. The answer appears to be yes, unless LeBron's baldness is caused by one of the a million filters people use nowadays (as implied by the odd-looking lighting around the top of his head).
Online platform Top Shot makes a fortune selling short videos of dramatic game sequences
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Fans have been flocking by the thousands to the Top Shot online platform to buy short videos of dramatic sequences from professional basketball games, as a new virtual market enjoys astonishing success among collectors, sports fans and art lovers. To the untrained observer, one video clip showed NBA superstar LeBron James in one of his more spectacular moves; but it lasted no more than a few dozen seconds. On Top Shot, however, it instantly became a collector's item that sold on Monday for an eye-popping $208,000.
Fans have been flocking by the thousands to the Top Shot online platform to buy short videos of dramatic sequences from professional basketball games, as a new virtual market enjoys astonishing succe..
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The video sequence is an "NFT" -- a Non-Fungible Token -- a virtual object whose identity, authenticity and traceability are theoretically indisputable and tamper-proof, thanks to the same "blockchain" technology used to ensure the security of cryptocurrencies like the hugely popular bitcoin. Launched in early October by Canadian firm Dapper Labs in partnership with the National Basketball Association, Top Shot allows customers to buy and sell these short video clips -- called "moments" -- at prices that vary depending on demand and rarity.
The video sequence is an "NFT" -- a Non-Fungible Token -- a virtual object whose identity, authenticity and traceability are theoretically indisputable and tamper-proof, thanks to the same "blockchai..
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Dapper Labs selects and sells the clips, in numbers varying from one single copy to hundreds of identical "moments." Once the sale is recorded on the platform, clips can change hands, from one collector to another, an unlimited number of times. Dapper Labs takes a small commission from each sale, and a percentage is shared with the NBA and the players association. After a slow start, Top Shot's business has exploded since January, generating more than $200 million in transactions since the start of the year, according to a Dapper Labs spokeswoman.
Dapper Labs selects and sells the clips, in numbers varying from one single copy to hundreds of identical "moments." Once the sale is recorded on the platform, clips can change hands, from one collec..
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By Wednesday, Top Shot was approaching its first 100,000 buyers, she added. The Momentranks website, which says it provides "accurate, real-time moment valuations," puts the current value of the market at $1.8 billion. Paradoxically, most of the video clips being sold can be viewed for free elsewhere on the internet, primarily on YouTube. "I totally understand the initial reaction of 'I don't get it' or 'This seems stupid,'" Jonathan Bales, who spent $35,000 for one "moment," wrote on his Lucky Maverick blog.
By Wednesday, Top Shot was approaching its first 100,000 buyers, she added. The Momentranks website, which says it provides "accurate, real-time moment valuations," puts the current value of the mark..
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"But guess what? There's a whole generation of young, smart people who've grown up in a fundamentally different way from me and you, so whether or not we 'get' the future is irrelevant to how it will transpire." Steve Poland, creator of the Mighty Minted site, recalled his own initial reaction. "I signed up for an account, and then just instantly, it just clicked, it was like, this is the future. And this is now. And this is what collectibles are going to become in the future."
"But guess what? There's a whole generation of young, smart people who've grown up in a fundamentally different way from me and you, so whether or not we 'get' the future is irrelevant to how it will..
Everyone knows that LeBron is quite a big goofball when he isn’t power-brokering in the NBA, so the post can be a little prank of his before going to the mini-camp he’ll lead later this week with the Lakers roster.
If it’s a prank, his fans will enjoy this one more than the last one he played.
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But this baldness may be real, and you could see him completely shaved for his 20th individual season. Anyway, it’s always good to change his appearance by plunging into baldness if this makes him happy. And if it's a joke, then good for him to never give up on his hair!
FAQs:
Does LeBron have real hair? He had a hair transplant procedure done.
Who is better: LeBron or Jordan? According to statistics, LeBron is a more efficient basketball player, though Jordan scored more overall. As a rebounder and passer, LeBron is much better than Jordan was. He is also better at shooting from two and three-point range.
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