Wade one of few NBA players without tattoos
18.05.12
Stated that more than 70 percent of NBA players are inked. And, looking at today’s teams, that seems to remain an accurate figure.
Eleven of Miami’s 15 players are said to have tattoos. That’s 73 percent.
Of course, if forward Shane Battier is playing a prank, some might think the percentage has gone up.
“I come in every now and then with a fake tattoo just to see the reactions," said Battier, who said he’s “never had the urge" to get a real tattoo. “The really cheap ones. Like a rose. I get some chuckles …. (The tattoos he selects) are over the top. It’s a way to make fun of my clean-cut-ness."
Other Heat players who aren’t inked are center Joel Anthony and rookie point guard Norris Cole. When Cole filled in for a game last week for injured Mario Chalmers, he joined Wade and Anthony to give Miami a rare NBA lineup in which the majority was tattoo-free.
“They’re good and wholesome," Heat forward Chris Bosh, who has a heavily
Source: FS Florida