Rather than sizing up tonight's Lakers versus Denver Nuggets Western
Conference finals game, some headlines are instead discussing the tattoos on
the Nuggets team. For years sportsman have adorned body art, whether it be
homage to their team or simply a personal symbol, tattoos have long clad the
arms and legs of athletes in American sport. What do parents think of their
children idolizing players with much of their bodies tattooed?
The AZ Central said, "After all, the *Denver Post *likened the Nuggets
locker room to The Louvre, what with all the body art in there. We have no
way to measure this, nor would we care to try, but we're guessing that, as a
team, the Nuggets lead the NBA in largest total body percentage covered by
ink. And in the NBA, well, that's saying something. Some folks are put off
by all the tattoos, but as Suns swingman Matt Barnes* *told us last season,
it's a generational thing."
If the NBA and other leagues follow on the path of some government agencies
athletes would be forced to remove or conceal visible tattoos. I wonder if
that would ever happen? Or is our sporting culture too engrained with
tattoos?
