Starbury!  I know he’s not playing but come on

OK team.  Let’s have at it.  I think I’ve seen about 600 photo galleries that feature tattoos on NBA players.  And I would say about 10 years ago putting up one of those galleries was somewhat a novel idea.  I also thought back then that that might be about it.  As in we wouldn’t really go much further than knowing NBA players had tattoos.

But oh how I was wrong.  Now it appears that at least 90% of players have tattoos these days.   Hey even a dorky looking dude like David Lee’s got em.  I mean you’d really have to be some kind of an Opie Brian Scalabrine type to not sport a tattoo if you’re in the association.  It’s just common place now.

And I guess I can accept that but there’s a new line I have to draw.  Do you fellas really have to take it further as to put these tattoos on your necks?  Not only would that hurt like hell to do but come on!  Jesus guys.  You have like 75 tattoos already, why does your neck have to have these as well?

Here are some prime examples….

I find it quite interesting that 6 out of 7 of these guys have been arrested at one point in their careers.

Kenyon Martin

He also has a tattoo of lips on the other side of his neck.  Very classy

Matt Barnes

Can’t you just say believe?  Does it really have to be on your neck?

Allen Iverson

Keep it real Al.  Keep it real.

DeShawn Stevenson

What a weirdo.  Abe Lincoln?

Delonte West

A real model of moral fiber is Delonte

Chris Anderson

Not directly on his neck but close enough.

Amare Stoudemire

Hey Hey! Amare has a clean record!  Black Jesus though?  A little pretentious don’t you think Amare?