Publish date: 2023-12-31
Aside from the occasional Instagram post, LeBron James rarely speaks out about his tattoos. Judging by the sheer number of them, though, it's clear he loves going underneath the tattoo gun. One of his more recent tattoos is an homage to the late Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash with his daughter in 2020. The thigh piece — seen on James' Instagram — features a large black snake with the numbers "24" and "8" and "Mamba 4 Life" inscribed below, referencing Bryant's nickname and jersey numbers.
After landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high school junior, James had "Chosen 1" tattooed across his shoulder blades, commemorating the magazine's headline, "The Chosen One." On his front side, James dons a large winged lion on his chest, and the words "family" and "loyalty" scrawled along his left and right rib cages, according to BodyArtGuru.
James sports a majority of his tattoos along his arms. Some of the most notable ones include "Gloria" written above his lion head tattoo, honoring his mother, a portrait of his son Prince on his left forearm, and his son Bryce's name tattooed on his right forearm. On his calves, James has "Witness" written vertically with "History" on the other, referencing a 2006 Nike ad campaign. The basketball star is covered in tattoos from head to toe, and while there may be too many to keep track of, most of them relate to James' loved ones and passions.
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