PHOTO: Marcin Gortat responds to recent poor play by shaving his mohawk

Everyone deals with failure in his or her own way. 

For Marcin Gortat, a recent six-game slump, in which he's averaged just eight points and 6.8 rebounds as his Washington Wizards have gone 2-4, necessitated a major life change. 

Gortat's mini-slide reached a nadir in Saturday night's loss to the Toronto Raptors, in which he scored two points on 0-of-3 shooting and turned the ball over four times in 24 ugly minutes.

Even if Gortat tells us it's better this way, and even if the streamlined look helps get his game back on track, we can't help but bemoan the loss of one of the game's great mohawks.  

RIP, sexual white chocolate. 

- With h/t to SB Nation