[JRutledge]

Actually it is cultural for African-American/Black men to have facial hair. In other words it is hard to find Black males that have no facial hair. That does not mean everyone has it, but most do. And a great example of this was in my church we had Men's Day services a couple of weeks ago. There are pictures of the Men's Choir which almost had 70 or 80 men. Most had facial hair of some kind. And these are people that are very professional and work in multiple facets of life. I think that is an underlining reason it is accepted for most to have some facial hair. That being said, I do not wear a goatee for basketball. I have in the past, but was asked to remove it so I did. My schedule has gotten better since I have done that.

Peace