Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal. Think of all the tattoos you could get if you had as much canvas as Shaq.
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Boozer. His words: “I’m from Alaska, so the top of my shoulder is the Alaskan Mountains and under that is the skyline of Juneau, where I’m from. Then there’s a picture of me, and under that it says “God’s Will.” The message is, that even though I came from a small town, God had a plan for me, and I will follow that plan.”
Matt Barnes
Matt Barnes has played for 8 teams in 9 NBA seasons, and he seems to have taken the opportunity to get tattooed in lots of different places.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant. In a time of excessive tattoos, Kobe has very few - but the ones he does have are very recognizable. Never actually realized the crown has butterflies in it. Interesting touch.
Reeves Nelson
“Well actually, nobody has really seen it yet, but I got a tattoo that basically I have headstones around my shoulder and inside the headstones I have Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, and Jim Morrison. There are little mini portraits of them inside [the headstones].”
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony, Handful of games left in the season, and Melo is trying to keep the Knicks in position to make the playoffs. You can see more Baltimore pride here with the 410 “The City of the Birds” tattoo.
Robert Swift
Robert Swift didn’t last long in the NBA (4 seasons with Supersonics/Thunder), but his tattoos will be with him for life. And by tattoos, I am specifically referring to A LOT OF TRIBAL. Note: Swift is from Bakersfield, California.