Brooklyn Nets, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 73% (11 players with tattoos, 4 without)
The Nets saw their tattoo percentage decrease slightly over last year.
Players with tattoos:
Andray Blatche
Blatche has tattoos on both arms and on his chest.
Keith Bogans
As described by Bogans in a NBA.com chat, “I have one tattoo of a taurus on my arm. It’s a bull, it fits my personality. The other one is a panther with a basketball … I got that when I was a little bit younger.”
MarShon Brooks
Brooks has several tattoos, including the name of his younger sister on his right wrist.
Reggie Evans
As reported by the New York Times, Evans has the state of Florida tattooed on his right arm.
Joe Johnson
Johnson has his mother’s name and an outline of the state of Arkansas (his birthplace) tattooed on his wrists.
Kris Joseph
Joseph and his three siblings all have a matching tattoo: the text “Diamonds Are Forever” and a diamond with each of their initials inscribed within.
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse has tattoos on both arms and his chest.
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor has tattoos on both arms and across his chest.
Gerald Wallace
On Wallace’s right shoulder is a great tattoo of a tiger.
C.J. Watson
In December of 2012, Randy Harris of Tattoos by Randy traveled to Brooklyn to put a full sleeve on Watson, sharing photos of the finished work on his twitter account.
Deron Williams
Williams has tattoos on both arms.
Players without tattoos:
Kris Humphries
Brook Lopez
Tornike Shengelia
Mirza Teletovic
Atlanta Hawks, 2011-12
Tattoo percentage: 53% (8 players with tattoos, 7 without)
The Hawks go pretty classic, with a lot of R.I.P. tattoos, hometown tributes, some nostalgia, and a DMX reference. They have fewer tattooed players than last year, but some pretty respectable numbers overall.
Players with tattoos:
Kirk Hinrich
Hinrich has a chain tattooed on his left wrist in honor of his late grandfather.
Ivan Johnson
Rem Browne of Grantland did a great service by transcribing large portions of a 2008 public radio interview with fan favorite Ivan Johnson. In a particularly emotional segment, Johnson describes his mother’s death and his ongoing connection to her:
I talk to her every day. Little stupid stuff I see in the streets. I laugh with her, talk with her, a pillow that she had in the house that she used to sleep on, I keep that with me all the time. Wherever I go, I keep her obituary with me, just so I can see her face, so I won’t forget how she looked. Before she passed, I got her face tattooed on me, so I’ll never forget how she looked. And that means so much to me.
Joe Johnson
Johnson has a tattoo on his wrist.
Tracy McGrady
McGrady, who has suffered a lot of criticism from announcers and analysts, has a response on his right shoulder, just below a speeding basketball and his nickname. Against a curled scroll, a poignant bit of scripture: “AND EVERY TONGUE THAT SHALL RISE UP AGAINST THEE IN JUDGEMENT SHALL BE COMDEMNED—ISAIAH 54:17.”
Josh Smith
Among Smith’s many tattoos is a throwback Hawks logo (circa 1972-1995) on his left arm.
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse has tattoos on both arms and on his chest.
Jeff Teague
In October of 2011, Teague posted photos of his full sleeves on twitter, representing his hometown of Indiana with the 317 area code, an Interstate 465 sign, and a skyline.
Marvin Williams
Williams is a regular customer at Tattoos by Randy with tattoos on both arms and across his chest.
Players without tattoos:
Jason Collins
Erick Dampier
Willie Green
Al Horford
Zaza Pachulia
Jannero Pargo
Vladimir Radmanovic
Brooklyn Nets, 2012-13
Tattoo percentage: 73% (11 players with tattoos, 4 without)
The Nets saw their tattoo percentage decrease slightly over last year.
Players with tattoos:
Andray Blatche
Blatche has tattoos on both arms and on his chest.
Keith Bogans
As described by Bogans in a NBA.com chat, “I have one tattoo of a taurus on my arm. It’s a bull, it fits my personality. The other one is a panther with a basketball … I got that when I was a little bit younger.”
MarShon Brooks
Brooks has several tattoos, including the name of his younger sister on his right wrist.
Reggie Evans
As reported by the New York Times, Evans has the state of Florida tattooed on his right arm.
Joe Johnson
Johnson has his mother’s name and an outline of the state of Arkansas (his birthplace) tattooed on his wrists.
Kris Joseph
Joseph and his three siblings all have a matching tattoo: the text “Diamonds Are Forever” and a diamond with each of their initials inscribed within.
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse has tattoos on both arms and his chest.
Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor has tattoos on both arms and across his chest.
Gerald Wallace
On Wallace’s right shoulder is a great tattoo of a tiger.
C.J. Watson
In December of 2012, Randy Harris of Tattoos by Randy traveled to Brooklyn to put a full sleeve on Watson, sharing photos of the finished work on his twitter account.
Deron Williams
Williams has tattoos on both arms.
Players without tattoos:
Kris Humphries
Brook Lopez
Tornike Shengelia
Mirza Teletovic
Atlanta Hawks, 2011-12
Tattoo percentage: 53% (8 players with tattoos, 7 without)
The Hawks go pretty classic, with a lot of R.I.P. tattoos, hometown tributes, some nostalgia, and a DMX reference. They have fewer tattooed players than last year, but some pretty respectable numbers overall.
Players with tattoos:
Kirk Hinrich
Hinrich has a chain tattooed on his left wrist in honor of his late grandfather.
Ivan Johnson
Rem Browne of Grantland did a great service by transcribing large portions of a 2008 public radio interview with fan favorite Ivan Johnson. In a particularly emotional segment, Johnson describes his mother’s death and his ongoing connection to her:
I talk to her every day. Little stupid stuff I see in the streets. I laugh with her, talk with her, a pillow that she had in the house that she used to sleep on, I keep that with me all the time. Wherever I go, I keep her obituary with me, just so I can see her face, so I won’t forget how she looked. Before she passed, I got her face tattooed on me, so I’ll never forget how she looked. And that means so much to me.
Joe Johnson
Johnson has a tattoo on his wrist.
Tracy McGrady
McGrady, who has suffered a lot of criticism from announcers and analysts, has a response on his right shoulder, just below a speeding basketball and his nickname. Against a curled scroll, a poignant bit of scripture: “AND EVERY TONGUE THAT SHALL RISE UP AGAINST THEE IN JUDGEMENT SHALL BE COMDEMNED—ISAIAH 54:17.”
Josh Smith
Among Smith’s many tattoos is a throwback Hawks logo (circa 1972-1995) on his left arm.
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse has tattoos on both arms and on his chest.
Jeff Teague
In October of 2011, Teague posted photos of his full sleeves on twitter, representing his hometown of Indiana with the 317 area code, an Interstate 465 sign, and a skyline.
Marvin Williams
Williams is a regular customer at Tattoos by Randy with tattoos on both arms and across his chest.
Players without tattoos:
Jason Collins
Erick Dampier
Willie Green
Al Horford
Zaza Pachulia
Jannero Pargo
Vladimir Radmanovic
