Tattoo percentage: 43% (6 players with tattoos, 8 without)
The Clippers saw their tattoo percentage decrease for the second year in a row, with a sharp decline from last year.
Players with tattoos:
Matt Barnes
In April of 2014, a piece in Easy Reader News documented Barness role as enforcer on the court and the part his appearance plays in this reputation. The piece concludes with a quote from Barnes: people are pigeonholed sometimes. And I understand having tattoos could make me a target sometimes. But its just who I am.
Reggie Bullock
Tattooed on Bullocks left arm is a memory of his childhood, showing the intersection of two streets in his hometown of Kinston, North Carolina and a ribbon bearing his grandmothers name.
Jamal Crawford
As reported by Dan Woike in the O.C Register, Crawford has a quote from Notorious B.I.G.s Skys the Limit tattooed on his right arm: Stay far from timid. Only make moves when your hearts in it. And live the phrase Skys the Limit.
Glen Davis
Daviss right arm is covered in tattoos, but in 2012 he suggested that hed have them removed after his retirement. Inspired partially by Mike Bibby, whod begun having his tattoos removed, Davis reflected on the transition demanded by retirement: Now he has to go in the world and know to work. And how do you do that? You blend in with the guys who have done it - who come in with a suit and tie with no tattoos.
DeAndre Jordan
Jordan covers a lot of ground in his tattoos, from tributes to family members, to hometown pride, to spirituality, to a noble lion. A DIME Magazine profile goes through all of his tattoos with commentary. A standout is his left forearm, which shows a half-skull/half-earth sphere surrounded by text. Jordan described the design and elaborated on its meaning: It says, Dont gain the world and lose your soul. Its a Bob Marley quote. Its a circle, but its half a skull and half the Earth. I just didnt want to get caught up in materialistic things and forget who I am and where I come from.
J.J. Redick
Referring to Redick as a walking bible, a 2014 Duke Report article lists four different Bible tattoos on his body, including Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 40:1-3, and Philippians 4:13.
Players without tattoos:
Darren Collison
Jared Dudley
Danny Granger
Willie Green
Blake Griffin
Ryan Hollins
Chris Paul
Hedo Turkoglu
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