Elfrid Payton Cuts His Signature Hair

May 18, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:28 am

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: (Editors Note: Image has been converted to black and white) Elfrid Pay...

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(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Elfrid Payton is hard to recognize without his trademark hairdo.

The Phoenix Suns player is largely known for his unique hairstyle, which now belongs to this barber:

Payton posted a selfie showing off his haircut on Instagram. Sports Illustrated actually points out that the haircut may help his game, considering before his trade to Phoenix “Payton actually airballed a shot in the lane because his hair flopped in front of his eyes and blinded him.”

Check out his new haircut below.

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