Posted on Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 09:56:57 AM EST in NBA
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If you've been paying attention to the NBA this season then you've noticed the Bulls Drew Gooden's mangled mess of a beard. And if you've really been paying attention then you've probably noticed that Gooden isn't the only one sporting the Billy goat look. In particular, we're talking about Washington's DeShawn Stevenson. Turns out the two made a friendly wager over the summer to see who could resist the razor longer.

We both live in Orlando during the offseason, and we were talking,'' Gooden said. ''I had the ducktail going last year, and he wanted to do something crazy this year. I said, 'I'm not going to cut my beard this year, and I bet you can't do it.'

''That's how it all started. I dared him, and now we're to this point. There are some penalties for whoever cuts the beard first.

Obviously, the first penalty would be losing the respect of lumberjacks across the nation, but the penalty Gooden is referring to is the $20,000 that is at stake. That's a whole lotta money for just growing a beard and proper beard etiquette clearly states any beard bets over $500 are to be announced publicly in advance. Rumor has it that Kimbo Slice, Baron Davis and ZZ Top are pretty pissed they didn't get invited to participate.

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[SunTimes.com]: Gooden hopes to be hair for the long run

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