Africa

At the end of the 2010-11 regular season, there were 433 players in the NBA. 345 of these players are United States citizens, the other 88 represent 39 countries spread across 6 continents. Arranged by oversimplified regional groupings, the next few posts will examine tattoos geographically, starting today with Africa.

There are currently seven African players in the NBA. None of them have tattoos.

Cameroon
Tattoo percentage: 0% (0 players with tattoos, 1 without)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tattoo percentage: 0% (0 players with tattoos, 2 without)

Nigeria
Tattoo percentage: 0% (0 players with tattoos, 1 without)

Senegal
Tattoo percentage: 0% (0 players with tattoos, 2 without)

Tanzania
Tattoo percentage: 0% (0 players with tattoos, 1 without)

By nbatattoos  •  Monday, May 9, 2011  • Africa  Cameroon  DRC  Nigeria  Senegal  Tanzania  NBA Tattoos 


NBA tattoos


2012-13 NBA overall tattoo percentage: 56%
250 players with tattoos, 196 without [details]


2011-12 NBA overall tattoo percentage: 55% [details]
2010-11 NBA overall tattoo percentage: 53% [details]

A player-by-player, team-by-team guide to tattoos in the NBA. It is not an attempt to document every tattoo of every player–rather it is an attempt to provide a series of tools for sorting overall tattoo statistics in the NBA alongside glimpses into tattoo trends. Click on any team name below for player details of that team:

Hawks - Celtics - Nets - Bobcats - Bulls - Cavaliers
Mavericks - Nuggets - Pistons - Warriors - Rockets - Pacers
Clippers - Lakers - Grizzlies - Heat - Bucks - Timberwolves
Hornets - Knicks - Thunder - Magic - Sixers - Suns
Trail Blazers - Kings - Spurs - Raptors - Jazz - Wizards

Click HERE for a complete list of NBA players discussed on this blog.

Disclaimer: This info is collected completely anecdotally, mostly by watching games, but also through study of photos, interviews, and player profiles. It’s very likely that tattoos have gone unobserved or remain hidden, especially on non-superstar players. Every effort has been made to present the best possible information, but statistics should not be considered definitive. Please use Ask Me to share any relevant information.