Kawhi Leonard’s New Haircut Leaves Clippers Fans Shocked

Kawhi Leonard is a fairly well-known figure in the world of basketball. Although he is considered somewhat of a robot among fans due to his calm demeanor and personality, on the court he is one of the best players in the NBA. And for almost his entire career, Leonard reprized his signature braided hairstyle, making him one of the most recognizable faces in the league.

Well, that may not be the case anymore. Leonard has been on the move this offseason with the Los Angeles Clippers’ season ending in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, and he was recently photographed at the Gervonta Davis-Frank Martin fight that took place on Saturday night. And as fans quickly noticed, Leonard looked a little different, as he wasn’t sporting his usual hairstyle and instead appeared to have recently gotten a haircut.

Did Kawhi Leonard really get a new haircut?

Given how long he’s had the same hairstyle, many fans were surprised by Leonard’s sudden change. Change isn’t necessarily always a bad thing, though, but making such a big change without really letting anyone know is a big deal, although it would admittedly be pretty on-brand for Kawhi.

Several people didn’t seem to be big fans of the change, but could they finally not have to worry about this change? Shortly after this image went viral on social media, a few accounts disputed the claim that Leonard’s hair was missing, sharing another image of him showing that he still had all of his hair, but in a somewhat different style.

It’s certainly not a scenario that anyone could have reasonably expected to play out this offseason, but here we are. Everyone will be wondering what Leonard’s hair will look like the next time he shows his face in public, but given that he likes to avoid the spotlight as much as possible, it might be a while before we see him again.

If Kawhi did indeed change his hair, perhaps he’s doing it in hopes of helping the Clippers get back on track next season. While Leonard had a great season for Los Angeles last year (23.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, 52.5 FG%), he only managed to get in two games during the Clippers’ first-round loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

After another disappointing season for Los Angeles, big changes could be made to their roster in the coming months. As for Leonard himself, a big change may have already been made, but none of the fans expected it. And given the conflicting images here, everyone will be keeping an eye on him to see whether or not he has actually made any drastic changes to his hairstyle.