Links: BEARD CHALLENGE ‘07

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Beard Challenge '07: Drew Gooden Responds
Published 11/14/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
Beard Challenge '07: Drew Gooden Responds I've encouraged every out-of-town NBA reporter I know (a group that boasts about three members) to help provide the world with the most extensive beard-growing coverage possible. Luckily, SLAM's Lang Whitaker has already stepped up by getting an e-mailed comment from Drew Gooden , concerning his challenge with DeShawn Stevenson. Writes Gooden: I already lost to him in a High School State Championship, but beat him in last year’s Playoffs. This one would put me ahead 2-1 when I win!” D Good 90 Well, it's not exactly John Paul Jones ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 11/14/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... after hearing and seeing a number of pronounciations. We've been told it is: ee gee-en lee-en." He clarifies that the "gee" is pronounced like the "gee" in "gee whiz." You know what would be fantastic? The Bucks should put video on their site showing Yi teaching us how to say his name, nice and slowly and several times over. That would end the debate forever. DeShawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden are having a beard-growing competition. It's all over the DC Sports Bog, but SLAM has a must-read addendum. P.J. Tucker, who was on the ...

Beard Challenge '07
Published 11/16/2007 by JakeTheSnake <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever
No one does it better than Clyde. Aside from the whole Wizards winning, easily the best storyline this season has to be the ongoing bet between DeShawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden over who can go longer without shaving which has unlimited comedic potential.  SLAM is taking Gooden in this gruffy battle and of course Bog and Fear the Beard are siding with Mister 50.  Before you place your bets in this epic wager, let's take a look at the tale of the tape: Education ...

Line Of The Night — 01/23/2008
Published 1/24/2008 by admin at L.O.N.
... Gooden won the individual battle, and the Cavs won the overall war, 121-85. That’s a molly-whopping. And to add insult to injury, Gooden’s beard is WAY longer than DeShawn’s — the two have a bet to see who can go the longest without shaving. If size mattered, Airhead would be the runaway champion. ...

Bucks/Wizards: Preview
Published 3/11/2008 by frank <info@brewhoop.com> at Brew Hoop
... ). If you're wondering why Stevenson is rocking a caveman beard, here's a hint: it's for the same reason Drew Gooden has his. My favorite story: ...

The Beard-a-thon of the NBA
Published 3/13/2008 by kellex at le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog
... For whatever reason, NBA basketball players have made this year, the year of the beard! We've all heard about the many beard growing competitions around the league such as Drew Gooden vs. DeShawn Stevenson and ...

The Starting Five - Best Basketball Facial Hair Of All Time…
Published 3/20/2008 at Half Court Heave
... (Picture from SLAMOnline) As many of you know, Drew Gooden and DeShawn Stevenson have been growing some kick ass beards this season. The reason behind it…a silly ass bet. Seeing these (Everyone loves beards - If you don’t love beards you are not American!) got me thinking, which players have the best beards in NBA history (Drew Gooden and DeShawn Stevenson not included): ...

BDL Bedlam, Rd. 1: DeShawn's beard vs. Gooden's beard
Published 3/28/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... 's beard. Yup. BEARD-FIGHT! Study the 11 o'clock shadows up above and let's settle this once and for all: Who has the "better" beard? What facial hair should advance? And who do you think's going to cave first, shave it off and ...

There's Plenty Of NBA Still Worth Watching [Nba Closer]
Published 4/8/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... DeShawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden's beards. One of the great subplots of this NBA season has been the ongoing beard-fight between Stevenson and Gooden, who during the summer made a bet concerning which one of them would shave their ...

Wizards vs. Cavaliers: A History of Talking Trash
Published 29 days ago by Truth About It at truthaboutit.net
... Doghouse? I guess that LeBron shouldn’t have run his mouth to Drew in the first place. After all, he knew Gooden and Stevenson were boys from the west coast hood. And when you’re beard contest brothers, you just gots to share information. ...