Boy suspended for shaving Spurs’ Matt Bonner into his red hair scores tickets

SAN ANTONIO – A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favourite NBA player.

Patrick Gonzalez was suspended for a day from Woodlake Hills Middle School because the district deemed his US$75 haircut a distraction. He returned to class Thursday after reluctantly shaving his head.

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Gonzalez says Bonner is his favourite player, noting they’re both redheads.

Bonner, whose mother is a teacher, says the school could have just moved Gonzalez to the back of the room. Bonner sent Gonzalez a message, saying: “Keep supporting us redheads in the NBA.”

Gonzalez’s story prompted the Spurs to give him and his family tickets to Thursday’s playoff game – against the Clippers.