Coby White’s NBA Draft hat is the real MVP
By Kareem Gantt
![NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Coby White poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted with the eighth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls during the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Coby White poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted with the eighth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls during the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/01fa4d8ea9e483754824f9a29089d160623fb110229c01577c2b095cb76249ce.jpg)
Coby White has, arguably, the best hair in the 2019 NBA Draft, hair that simply cannot be contained within a small hat.
Coby White has what could arguably be the best hair in the 2019 NBA Draft. His hair is so good, that it was criminal for the NBA to make him wear the standard draft hat when he was selected. But the league did anyway, and that hat put in some serious work to stay on top of his head.
It was only a matter of time before NBA Twitter stepped in to deem White’s hair, and his struggling hat, as the first truly funny meme of the 2019 NBA Draft, including one that really caught my eye.
https://twitter.com/ThePop_Network/status/1141865930760306691
Yes, I have been advocating this for years!
Players hairstyles are evolving, and a simple baseball cap is not suitable for these new age ballers anymore. Why not do what the NFL, MLB, and NFL do and give them a jersey they can throw on?
Well, come to think of it, if they did that, we would have players walking around the arena wearing the wrong jersey, kind of like how the NBA had the players who were traded wear the team hat they were traded from.
How messed up would that look?
In any case, Coby White’s Draft cap struggle didn’t go unnoticed by the rest of NBA Twitter. Observe:
https://twitter.com/DoronBond/status/1141864086117978114
#nbadraft2019 #cobywhite #TarHeel is a 6 ft guard....with that hairdo....an easy 6’9”
— James Worthy (@JWorthy42LAL) June 21, 2019
I know I’m not the only one who thought this out loud #SideShowBob #CobyWhite #NBADraftDay pic.twitter.com/8k1tBd1Bfh
— wea64 (@triplec64) June 21, 2019
Next. Meet the 2018 NBA 25-under-25. dark
Yes, NBA Twitter clearly has no chill, and it’s been fun watching the announcers watch their step when it comes to Coby White’s hair. But I just can’t stop thinking about that cap, though. If caps could talk, I don’t what it would have said at that moment. What I do know is that White’s hair was just too good and too long for that hat.