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In the second half of Game 2 between the Warriors and Thunder, another close contest transformed into the sort of blowout that’s come to define the record-breaking Golden State squad this season.
They still haven’t lost two games in a row, and their margin of victory after a loss — 15 points — got even higher after mopping the floor with the Thunder, 118-91 (and it wasn’t even that close), in Game 2. So it wasn’t surprising when Thunder sideline helmsman Billy Donovan subbed in Kyle Singler for Kevin Durant with 8:21 left in the fourth and the Dubs leading, 100-74.
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/733136170163396608
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Yes, that is a bowl cut. Yes, the Internet noticed because the Internet always notices. Yes, the Internet is still the catty table of kids in the high school cafeteria. Yes, Twitter is the apogee of schadenfreude.
There were comparisons, including supporting roles in The Wedding Crashers and Pulp Fiction.
https://twitter.com/matt_fortuna/status/733135753790660608
The Todd Cleary connection was very real.
Kyle Singler after the game pic.twitter.com/7Bkx5LmZCg
— Justin Morsey (@CoachMorsey) May 19, 2016
Kyle Singler when Billy Donavon called him into the game pic.twitter.com/hcjlzvvMuS
— Jeffrey Wright (@TGI_JEFF) May 19, 2016
It was wrong when Jules Winfield shot Kyle Singler when he was just lying on that couch in Pulp Fiction. pic.twitter.com/RRayfuftlJ
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/salimurrr/status/733144361387483136
The Simple Jack analogy was pretty popular, too.
Kyle Singler be like, "You much much much make me happy." pic.twitter.com/3X6prw5Rfe
— Aaron Burgin (@FullTimeHoops1) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/austinmccadden/status/733137199970037761
The man bun may have been replaced, as well.
The man-bun: out
Kyle Singler's "I get my haircut at PetSmart with my dog because it's cheaper": in pic.twitter.com/iwEYems1ZF
— marshall weber (@marshmau5) May 19, 2016
We actually enjoyed these NBA player comparisons for Singler, particularly the Gordon Hayward one.
Keith Van Horn wishes everyone would quit cracking on Kyle Singler's haircut. pic.twitter.com/TmpDpOkswa
— Rex Kwon Do (@RexKwonDan) May 19, 2016
kyle singler is what gordon hayward wouldve been if gordon hayward got cable instead of DirecTv
— BjergCop (@BjergCop) May 19, 2016
Some thought Singler’s ‘do was just a sign he’s crazy.
Kyle Singler got that "mentally unstable school shooter" haircut pic.twitter.com/BKtmuSq92v
— Ethan (@ethanayoub) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/BekeGSW/status/733150293500661760
And some were just mean because a solid zinger on Twitter sometimes fills a void in the soul.
Singler got the same haircut as every teenager who listened to Marilyn Manson.
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) May 19, 2016
Kyle Singler's hair should be given a flagrant foul.#Thunder #Warriors
— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) May 19, 2016
Kyle Singler really went to the barber and asked for the "affluenza teen".
— Brian (@CantguardBrian) May 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/BlackJosh13/status/733136272739303426
But Singler’s terrible tresses aren’t new. Any self-respecting NBA fan already knew this was a theme to his NBA career.
Somehow every haircut Kyle Singler has ever gotten has been bad pic.twitter.com/jfhiJEHPAn
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) May 19, 2016
