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Charlie Villanueva struggled to find his place with the Mavericks this season

There are two versions of Charlie Villanueva. The first is a joyful guy, loved by his teammates and positive force in the community. The other is version is a poor attempt at a professional basketball player, one who played so poorly he will almost surely be out of the NBA next season.

The first guy is the kind of human being we should all strive to be. He's probably the most well known person with alopecia, a skin condition that can result in total hair loss and almost always affects people under 20. While on the road, he always meets with young fans stricken with the disease and uses social media to spread positive messages against bullying and generally reminding people to be good to one another.