I was just struck with a very disturbing thought: what would happen if Jarrett Allen decided to ditch the afro and go with a more “conventional” haircut?
Personally, I would be a lot less drawn to him. His ferocious dunkage would be the same, and his affinity for building computers would be the same, but his aesthetic would be all wrong. It would be like a completely different player. I’m not even joking right now.
Jarrett Allen videos uploaded to my channel are already on the low end of the view count scale. If his afro were to suddenly disappear one day, I can only assume that the view counts would get even lower. Eventually nobody be watching his videos at all. They would get uploaded but the view count would be a big ol’ zero in perpetuity.
So, long story short, Allen has to keep his fro and he probably knows it. Even if he’s tired of being labeled a “gimmick” player by casual fans who judge him solely by his hair (meekly raising my hand here), there’s no way he can get rid of it. He’s stuck with it. Forever.