If you watch ESPN, you know about Stephen A. Smith. Smith is one of the most electric journalists and is known for his hot takes and his hulk of a forehead. In a recent interview, Smith said he will be taking a break from his career due to a realization that his hairline has been running from his forehead for the past 20+ years.

“My wife told me that when she watches me on the TV my forehead sometimes blinds her because it’s too shiny,” Smith said.

Smith has been preparing for this trip to Turkey but has been scared of how the public would react to his sudden change in appearance.

“My hairline is a part of me, you know? I’m tired of getting laughed at about it but it’s also what sets me apart from everyone else,” Smith said.

Researchers found that Smith’s hairline recedes about 0.5 inches per NBA season, and an extra 0.2 inches every time he stresses out during a “GOAT” debate. Researchers also found that when LeBron James confronted Smith for speaking negatively about LeBron James Jr., also known as Le-Offspring, his hairline began to backpedal an extra 0.3 inches.

“With the LeBron situation, I was sweating bullets, but luckily they dried up way before they could even reach my eyebrow,” Smith said.

Smith will be spending millions of dollars to get perfect, rejuvenated hair. Doctors have acknowledged that fixing Smith’s hairline will be a very challenging task, but are willing to run the risk of making it worse in order to attempt to improve the situation.

“We know it’s going to be a struggle, his hairline is more revolting than hairlines we usually see,” Doctor Fitzgerald of Gronkowski Hair Transplant Center said.

“I’m really grateful you know, I can finally have a full head of hair now and I’m going to go for some dreads,” Smith said.

Although many fans can not imagine the grotesque image of Stephen A. Smith with dreadlocks, he is determined to get them and to rebrand himself and his public image.