New Jersey Nets, 2010-11
Tattoo percentage: 47% (7 players with tattoos, 8 without)
From panthers to blood puddles to pirates to vaguely Simpsons-related art, the Nets really showcase the diversity of tattoos present in the NBA.
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Players with tattoos:
Jordan Farmar
Insted were a late 80s posicore band from Anaheim who formed the same year that Farmar was born just 20 miles away in Los Angeles. Farmar has a tattoo that looks suspiciously like the cover of Insted’s first LP, Bonds of Friendship, but according to an interview, has a totally different origin: “I got it after my freshman year of college. It’s a picture drawn by my first basketball coach, he’s an artist for the Simpsons.”
Dan Gadzuric
Gadzuric’s mother is from Serbia, his father from Saint Vincent. Although the two countries are separated by an ocean, and have never been in direct conflict, they both have violent histories, a story told in Gadzuric’s back tattoo: “The tattoo on my back are two countries joining together with praying hands, covered with blood creating a puddle on the bottom. The two countries represent my two ethnicities.”
Damion James
Among James’ many tattoos is the classic cross/basketball design on his right shoulder.
Anthony Morrow
Morrow has full sleeves on both his arms, and a tribute to his family across his chest.
Johan Petro
Petro has tattoos on both arms.
Mario West
On West’s left shoulder is a tattoo of a pirate.
Deron Williams
Williams famously got one panther tattoo covered by a different panther tattoo. Among his many tattoos, including tributes to his family, basketball, and the state of Texas, Williams said, “It’s a way to express yourself. I probably won’t like them when I’m 90. But right now I do.”
Players without tattoos:
Sundiata Gaines
Stephen Graham
Kris Humphries
Brook Lopez
Travis Outlaw
Ben Uzoh
Sasha Vujacic
Brandan Wright
New Jersey Nets, 2010-11
Tattoo percentage: 47% (7 players with tattoos, 8 without)
From panthers to blood puddles to pirates to vaguely Simpsons-related art, the Nets really showcase the diversity of tattoos present in the NBA.
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Players with tattoos:
Jordan Farmar
Insted were a late 80s posicore band from Anaheim who formed the same year that Farmar was born just 20 miles away in Los Angeles. Farmar has a tattoo that looks suspiciously like the cover of Insted’s first LP, Bonds of Friendship, but according to an interview, has a totally different origin: “I got it after my freshman year of college. It’s a picture drawn by my first basketball coach, he’s an artist for the Simpsons.”
Dan Gadzuric
Gadzuric’s mother is from Serbia, his father from Saint Vincent. Although the two countries are separated by an ocean, and have never been in direct conflict, they both have violent histories, a story told in Gadzuric’s back tattoo: “The tattoo on my back are two countries joining together with praying hands, covered with blood creating a puddle on the bottom. The two countries represent my two ethnicities.”
Damion James
Among James’ many tattoos is the classic cross/basketball design on his right shoulder.
Anthony Morrow
Morrow has full sleeves on both his arms, and a tribute to his family across his chest.
Johan Petro
Petro has tattoos on both arms.
Mario West
On West’s left shoulder is a tattoo of a pirate.
Deron Williams
Williams famously got one panther tattoo covered by a different panther tattoo. Among his many tattoos, including tributes to his family, basketball, and the state of Texas, Williams said, “It’s a way to express yourself. I probably won’t like them when I’m 90. But right now I do.”
Players without tattoos:
Sundiata Gaines
Stephen Graham
Kris Humphries
Brook Lopez
Travis Outlaw
Ben Uzoh
Sasha Vujacic
Brandan Wright
