--- description: As LeBron returns to Cleveland, so does his hairline from his Cleveland days title: LeBron James' Hairline Returns at Nike Shoe Event image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt042e5b11a0a94b73/6986a4423617603f2690df3c/lebron-james-hair2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Twitter Reacts to LeBron's Replenished Hairline  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 18, 2014 10:25 PM CUT  Lebron James on June 14, 2014 (left) and Sept. 16, 2014 (right). Lebron James on June 14, 2014 (left) and Sept. 16, 2014 (right).Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 18, 2014 10:25 PM CUT LeBron James’ hairline seems to be creeping back. James’ introduction of his new line of shoes at Nike’s headquarters on Tuesday was overshadowed by his new look: fans speculated whether the all-star got hair plugs or used some sort of spray to restore his receding hairline. James’ hairline has long been the butt of many NBA jokes: the all-star started sporting an extra thick headband in order to cover it up. James has even joked about his hair in the past: > [](http://twitter.com/KingJames/status/106348500752662528) But as James returns to Cleveland, it looks like his hairline is returning too. Twitter reacted with shock and despair: what will the Internet do without LeBron hair jokes? > [](http://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/512626625411039232) > [](http://twitter.com/dances/status/512054733356683264) > [](http://twitter.com/AdamReisinger/status/512596884205342720) > [](http://twitter.com/StephGhost/status/512094363825238016) The speculation spread even to ESPN’s First Take, where commentator Stephen A. Smith complained that LeBron didn’t share his hair re-growth secret, prompting co-anchor Skip Bayless to tweet: > [](http://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/512649316955983872) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3399524/twitter-lebron-hairline/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3399524/twitter-lebron-hairline/"},"headline":"Twitter Reacts to LeBron's Replenished Hairline","datePublished":"2014-09-18T22:25:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:13:19.095Z","description":"As LeBron returns to Cleveland, so does the hairline from his Cleveland days","url":"https://time.com/3399524/twitter-lebron-hairline/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt042e5b11a0a94b73/6986a4423617603f2690df3c/lebron-james-hair2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt042e5b11a0a94b73/6986a4423617603f2690df3c/lebron-james-hair2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lebron James on June 14, 2014 (left) and Sept. 16, 2014 (right).","caption":"Lebron James on June 14, 2014 (left) and Sept. 16, 2014 (right).","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3399524/twitter-lebron-hairline/","name":"Twitter Reacts to LeBron's Replenished Hairline"}}]}] ```