Trail Blazers tattoos reveal players’ values (Oregonian)
Great article this week in the Oregonian featuring photos and quotes from Trail Blazers players about their tattoos. I’ve noticed the cherubs peeking out of Jared Jeffries’ jersey before, but had no idea how elaborate his back piece is. Also includes coverage of Wes Matthews, Will Barton, LaMarcus Aldridge, JJ Hickson, Nolan Smith, and Damian Lillard. Hickson definitely has the best quote of the bunch: “Right before college, I got this whole arm blasted and I was like, ‘Oops.’” Click the photo or link above for the full story.
so here is DMo’s response about his tattoo… =D
Just before the 2011 NBA draft, Scott Howard-Cooper profiled Donatas Motiejunas for the NBA.com site. The article features an infamous quote from Motiejunas about his eagle tattoo:
“I read a lot of books about eagles,” he said. “It sort of inspires me. I really like the attitudes of eagles. It’s really nice.”
The attitudes?
“They never give up. When they grab, for example, a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn’t matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of (an) eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn’t let go.”
Unfortunately, an image of the tattoo never surfaced, despite the continued interest. Motiejunas even seemed to tire of the attention, as when writer Danny Chau mentioned the design in 2012, to which the player responded, “Oh, let’s not talk about that. Come on, man.”
However, Motiejunas fan @iamawnya118 shared a photo of the design on twitter and even got a response about the design, as detailed in this fydonatasmotiejunas post.
(Source: fydonatasmotiejunas)
Miami Heat, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 60% (9 players with tattoos, 6 without)
The Heat’s tattoo percentage remained even with last year.
Players with tattoos:
Chris Andersen
Inked Magazine published an in-depth interview with Andersen about tattoos in 2011.
Chris Bosh
Bosh has an elaborate tattoo that covers his entire back.
Mario Chalmers
As reported by Fox Sports Florida, Chalmers got a tattoo reading “Mister Clutch” after being drafted by the Heat in 2008. According to the article, Chalmers worked with an artist recommended to him by teammate Udonis Haslem.
Udonis Haslem
Haslem has a great tattoo on the inside of his right arm reading “THE Under Dog.” The artist, Junk Roxxx, shared a photo of the newly-completed work on his website in 2010.
Juwan Howard
A 1996 Sports Illustrated profile reported that Howard has two tattoos: his grandmother’s name tattooed over his heart, and “Dr. J”, a tribute to his childhood idol Julius Erving, tattooed on his arm.
LeBron James
The website “nikelebron.net” has a highly detailed timeline of James’ tattoos, going back to his high school days.
James Jones
Jones recently added the text “Man of My Destiny” to the tattoo of a basketball on his left shoulder.
Rashard Lewis
In September of 2012, Miami’s Unfamous tattoo shop posted photos of Lewis getting three tattoos in one session by shop artist Alex Torres.
Mike Miller
Miller has a handful of tattoos, including a Celtic Tree of Life on his right shoulder, a onetime mystery unraveled by the great blog Son of Sam Bowie.
Players without tattoos:
Ray Allen
Joel Anthony
Shane Battier
Norris Cole
Jarvis Varnado
Dwayne Wade
New York Knicks, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 60% (9 players with tattoos, 6 without)
The Knicks tattoo percentage decreased a bit over last year.
Players with tattoos:
Carmelo Anthony
Anthony caused a bit of controversy during the 2012 American League Division Series by rooting for the Orioles instead of the Yankees. When challenged by the New York Post about this allegiance, Anthony pointed to a tattoo of the Orioles logo on his arm and explained that he’d been a fan of the team since he was a child.
Marcus Camby
A long profile of Camby appeared on ESPN Boston earlier this year in honor of UMass retiring his jersey. The article mentions that Camby got his first tattoo—“a ball, a hoop, and ‘Mr. Camby’ on his left triceps”—following his sophomore season at UMass.
Tyson Chandler
Chandler appeared naked on the cover of the 2012 “Body” issue of ESPN the Magazine. The photo revealed that Chandler has a section of the bible verse Joshua 1:9 tattooed on the right side of his ribcage: “Do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Jason Kidd
Kidd’s rarely seen panther tattoo speaks to his longtime love of big cats: “I got this tattoo so long ago. All the way back to about the time I was drafted by the Mavericks. I got it done at a shop in the Bay Area (San Francisco). I just like tigers, panthers, cats in general. I have always wanted to own a panther.”
Kenyon Martin
The Sports Illustrated Vault twitter account recently dug out an old photo of Martin in a Nets jersey revealing his usually-hidden “Bad Ass Yellow Boy” tattoo.
Quentin Richardson
A 2010 report by the Orlando Sentinel talks through Richardson’s many designs, and includes his father’s take on his tattoos: “Why you want to write all over yourself? If you want to write, go write a book.”
Iman Shumpert
In January of 2013, Shumpert revealed that he has a tattoo of cartoon character Johnny Bravo on his left arm, as detailed by Ball Don’t Lie.
J.R. Smith
The New York Times ran an exhaustive discussion of Smith’s tattoos in December of 2012, which featured his surprising confession: “I actually hated tattoos. I told myself I would never get like this.”
Amar’e Stoudemire
In February of 2012, Stoudemire’s older brother Hazell passed away. When Stoudemire came back from the funeral, he had a teardrop tattoo beneath his right eye. A clip from the forthcoming Stoudemire documentary “In the Moment” shows the player discussing his brother and the tattoo: “The reason I got the teardrop tattoo is because I’m forever crying inside.”
Players without tattoos:
Earl Barron
Chris Copeland
Raymond Felton
Steve Novak
Pablo Prigioni
James White
No longer on roster:
Kurt Thomas: no
Rasheed Wallace: yes
Jordan Crawford’s “Fab Five”
Here’s an image of Crawford’s “Fab Five” tattoo from tonight’s game. Not sure if the tattoo is in tribute to some aspect of his life or the famed Michigan squad, but according to a 2011 Twitter post, Crawford is a fan of the latter.
Robert Sacre
Marcel Mutoni of SLAM shared this photo of Sacre’s torso tattoo on twitter last week.
Brandon Rush’s new tattoo
Earlier today, Brandon Rush posted a photo of a tattoo session with Richard “Made Rich” Parker on twitter. Five hours later, he followed up with the above photo of the finished work, which he described as “just angels watching over my family.”
Corey Brewer’s forearm
Been trying to catch this design for a month or so now! I promise that’s Corey Brewer under the towel. Despite a summer 2012 instagram conversation with tattoo artist Josh Lucero where Brewer insisted he didn’t want tattoos on his arms, the Nuggets guard has added the word “Trust” to his right forearm.
PS Corey Brewer and I have the same birthday
Dime Magazine profile of Anthony Morrow
Issue 72 of Dime Magazine has a great profile of Anthony Morrow that talks through a bunch of his tattoos. There are some great quotes about the meanings of different designs, how he decides what to get, and the pain associated with tattoos. One nice moment:
“Sometimes you get a lot of ideas at once. But the problem is when you get so many ideas, there’s nowhere else to put the tattoos.”
A new tattoo for Lou Williams
Lou Williams, out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, used some of his time off to get a new tattoo by Randy Harris of Tattoos by Randy today. No photos of the design yet, but Williams has posted several photos of the session on his instagram page, including the repost shown above.
Trail Blazers tattoos reveal players’ values (Oregonian)
Great article this week in the Oregonian featuring photos and quotes from Trail Blazers players about their tattoos. I’ve noticed the cherubs peeking out of Jared Jeffries’ jersey before, but had no idea how elaborate his back piece is. Also includes coverage of Wes Matthews, Will Barton, LaMarcus Aldridge, JJ Hickson, Nolan Smith, and Damian Lillard. Hickson definitely has the best quote of the bunch: “Right before college, I got this whole arm blasted and I was like, ‘Oops.’” Click the photo or link above for the full story.
so here is DMo’s response about his tattoo… =D
Just before the 2011 NBA draft, Scott Howard-Cooper profiled Donatas Motiejunas for the NBA.com site. The article features an infamous quote from Motiejunas about his eagle tattoo:
“I read a lot of books about eagles,” he said. “It sort of inspires me. I really like the attitudes of eagles. It’s really nice.”
The attitudes?
“They never give up. When they grab, for example, a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn’t matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of (an) eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn’t let go.”
Unfortunately, an image of the tattoo never surfaced, despite the continued interest. Motiejunas even seemed to tire of the attention, as when writer Danny Chau mentioned the design in 2012, to which the player responded, “Oh, let’s not talk about that. Come on, man.”
However, Motiejunas fan @iamawnya118 shared a photo of the design on twitter and even got a response about the design, as detailed in this fydonatasmotiejunas post.
(Source: fydonatasmotiejunas)
Miami Heat, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 60% (9 players with tattoos, 6 without)
The Heat’s tattoo percentage remained even with last year.
Players with tattoos:
Chris Andersen
Inked Magazine published an in-depth interview with Andersen about tattoos in 2011.
Chris Bosh
Bosh has an elaborate tattoo that covers his entire back.
Mario Chalmers
As reported by Fox Sports Florida, Chalmers got a tattoo reading “Mister Clutch” after being drafted by the Heat in 2008. According to the article, Chalmers worked with an artist recommended to him by teammate Udonis Haslem.
Udonis Haslem
Haslem has a great tattoo on the inside of his right arm reading “THE Under Dog.” The artist, Junk Roxxx, shared a photo of the newly-completed work on his website in 2010.
Juwan Howard
A 1996 Sports Illustrated profile reported that Howard has two tattoos: his grandmother’s name tattooed over his heart, and “Dr. J”, a tribute to his childhood idol Julius Erving, tattooed on his arm.
LeBron James
The website “nikelebron.net” has a highly detailed timeline of James’ tattoos, going back to his high school days.
James Jones
Jones recently added the text “Man of My Destiny” to the tattoo of a basketball on his left shoulder.
Rashard Lewis
In September of 2012, Miami’s Unfamous tattoo shop posted photos of Lewis getting three tattoos in one session by shop artist Alex Torres.
Mike Miller
Miller has a handful of tattoos, including a Celtic Tree of Life on his right shoulder, a onetime mystery unraveled by the great blog Son of Sam Bowie.
Players without tattoos:
Ray Allen
Joel Anthony
Shane Battier
Norris Cole
Jarvis Varnado
Dwayne Wade
New York Knicks, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 60% (9 players with tattoos, 6 without)
The Knicks tattoo percentage decreased a bit over last year.
Players with tattoos:
Carmelo Anthony
Anthony caused a bit of controversy during the 2012 American League Division Series by rooting for the Orioles instead of the Yankees. When challenged by the New York Post about this allegiance, Anthony pointed to a tattoo of the Orioles logo on his arm and explained that he’d been a fan of the team since he was a child.
Marcus Camby
A long profile of Camby appeared on ESPN Boston earlier this year in honor of UMass retiring his jersey. The article mentions that Camby got his first tattoo—“a ball, a hoop, and ‘Mr. Camby’ on his left triceps”—following his sophomore season at UMass.
Tyson Chandler
Chandler appeared naked on the cover of the 2012 “Body” issue of ESPN the Magazine. The photo revealed that Chandler has a section of the bible verse Joshua 1:9 tattooed on the right side of his ribcage: “Do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Jason Kidd
Kidd’s rarely seen panther tattoo speaks to his longtime love of big cats: “I got this tattoo so long ago. All the way back to about the time I was drafted by the Mavericks. I got it done at a shop in the Bay Area (San Francisco). I just like tigers, panthers, cats in general. I have always wanted to own a panther.”
Kenyon Martin
The Sports Illustrated Vault twitter account recently dug out an old photo of Martin in a Nets jersey revealing his usually-hidden “Bad Ass Yellow Boy” tattoo.
Quentin Richardson
A 2010 report by the Orlando Sentinel talks through Richardson’s many designs, and includes his father’s take on his tattoos: “Why you want to write all over yourself? If you want to write, go write a book.”
Iman Shumpert
In January of 2013, Shumpert revealed that he has a tattoo of cartoon character Johnny Bravo on his left arm, as detailed by Ball Don’t Lie.
J.R. Smith
The New York Times ran an exhaustive discussion of Smith’s tattoos in December of 2012, which featured his surprising confession: “I actually hated tattoos. I told myself I would never get like this.”
Amar’e Stoudemire
In February of 2012, Stoudemire’s older brother Hazell passed away. When Stoudemire came back from the funeral, he had a teardrop tattoo beneath his right eye. A clip from the forthcoming Stoudemire documentary “In the Moment” shows the player discussing his brother and the tattoo: “The reason I got the teardrop tattoo is because I’m forever crying inside.”
Players without tattoos:
Earl Barron
Chris Copeland
Raymond Felton
Steve Novak
Pablo Prigioni
James White
No longer on roster:
Kurt Thomas: no
Rasheed Wallace: yes
Jordan Crawford’s “Fab Five”
Here’s an image of Crawford’s “Fab Five” tattoo from tonight’s game. Not sure if the tattoo is in tribute to some aspect of his life or the famed Michigan squad, but according to a 2011 Twitter post, Crawford is a fan of the latter.
Robert Sacre
Marcel Mutoni of SLAM shared this photo of Sacre’s torso tattoo on twitter last week.
Brandon Rush’s new tattoo
Earlier today, Brandon Rush posted a photo of a tattoo session with Richard “Made Rich” Parker on twitter. Five hours later, he followed up with the above photo of the finished work, which he described as “just angels watching over my family.”
Corey Brewer’s forearm
Been trying to catch this design for a month or so now! I promise that’s Corey Brewer under the towel. Despite a summer 2012 instagram conversation with tattoo artist Josh Lucero where Brewer insisted he didn’t want tattoos on his arms, the Nuggets guard has added the word “Trust” to his right forearm.
PS Corey Brewer and I have the same birthday
Dime Magazine profile of Anthony Morrow
Issue 72 of Dime Magazine has a great profile of Anthony Morrow that talks through a bunch of his tattoos. There are some great quotes about the meanings of different designs, how he decides what to get, and the pain associated with tattoos. One nice moment:
“Sometimes you get a lot of ideas at once. But the problem is when you get so many ideas, there’s nowhere else to put the tattoos.”
A new tattoo for Lou Williams
Lou Williams, out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, used some of his time off to get a new tattoo by Randy Harris of Tattoos by Randy today. No photos of the design yet, but Williams has posted several photos of the session on his instagram page, including the repost shown above.
