David Stern Thinks the Tattoo Phase Will Pass
David Stern: The NBA commish spoke to Jason Whitlock – who really is in love with this NBA this year; he’s written more about two months of hoops than he did the entire college football season – and we found this response to question about tattoos very father-like. “It used to be afros and earrings and a whole lot of other things that were just expressions were viewed as something that was not desirable. And we stood back and said, ‘Come on, let’s relax.’ So you and your anti-tattoo thing, I say, relax, this too shall pass.” I’d like to hear reaction from Birdman Anderson or DeShawn Stevenson. (Secretly, we’re hoping NBA All-Star weekend devolves into chaos and anarchy like it did in Vegas. Who can forget this column?) [Fox Sports]
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January 7th, 2011 at 10:01 AM
That’s funny, but if that’s the most interesting thing Whitlock got out of Stern I don’t need to click the link.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I think the lips on Kenyon Martin’s neck are the worst.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
NBA has been pretty great this year; first time I will have watched more pro than college hoops. Maybe it’s an age thing. One of these days I may even make a ballin’ appearance.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Tattoos are on their way out and Stockton-length shorts are making a comeback.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Or perhaps a team you like is actually off the mat.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:06 AM
The tats are part of the hip hop culture, which isn’t simply music.
SC – He actually got those covered up, because Trina dumped his ass. It’s some crown looking thing now. What a dumb tattoo idea.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Stockton-length shorts are making a comeback.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:07 AM
one of the best interviews ever. Big Sexy, LEGEND
January 7th, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Stern > Goodell, and its not even close
January 7th, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Deron Williams also has some horrendous choices in tattoos. Love the guy as a player, probably my favorite non-Bull, but man his arms are covered in some awful designs and colors.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:11 AM
i think it’s preposterous that tattoos can negatively affect one’s job standing. people get too hung up on appearances.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Eh, I don’t mind tats. You’re rich. You’re set for life (if you’re not dumb enough to blow all your money). Teh point is, someone is always going to be like…”He played in the NBA, that’s why he has all those tats.”
January 7th, 2011 at 10:12 AM
This is sarcasm yes?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:12 AM
I had Lasik yesterday and I missed the late posts. Fox news sucks. Anyone who hates Fox news is a brainless moron. Pitt doesn’t have a coach, and Miami’s coaches don’t have jobs. And Jim Harbaugh is or isn’t going to accept or reject an offer to coach or not coach somewhere or somewhere else.
Am I caught up?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:12 AM
we just might see the crossover of tattooed john stockton shorts instead of actual shorts.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:13 AM
I’m surprised by how common the neck lips are becoming. I see a dumbass walking around with neck lips at least twice per week. At least.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Fixed for truthiness
January 7th, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Me too!
/Pacman Jones
January 7th, 2011 at 10:14 AM
The tats are part of the hip hop culture, which isn’t simply music.
This is what I told my mother and she dared to laugh at me.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Depends on what the tattoo is, and where it is
January 7th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
/pours one out for BBob
January 7th, 2011 at 10:15 AM
i don’t like it either, but if someone has a lot of ink and has trouble with covering it up, find work that suits you.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
this is not. i fail to see how having a visable, tasteful tattoo makes me worse at my job or would impact the quality of my work.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
I don’t get why people react negatively to my diamond encrusted 4:20 necklace.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
K-Mart’s before and after with the lips.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
This!
/Charles Manson
January 7th, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Hipsters everywhere are already fearing the return of the chuck taylor’s to the NBA scene.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Orlando -2012- My goal is too see someone famous arrested.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Whitlock is horrible. He was getting roasted on twitter last night. Tampa Bo had an epic blast on that race-bater.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Perception is reality for many.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
they know that shit’s fly.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Well, if you have the right tattoo, you won’t even need a job.
http://www.denverpost.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=1590611
January 7th, 2011 at 10:19 AM
The problem with that is a lot of people tend to think that no visible tattoos are ‘tasteful’ in the workplace.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:19 AM
i mean, it’s cool for two people with significant power to almost get in a fight over a bottle of patron with a bartender at my company’s xmas party, but god forbid i have a tat.
/fucking retarded
//legalize weed
///oregon sucks
January 7th, 2011 at 10:21 AM
yes, i agree that those types of people are problems and should be liquidated.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Bo had me on the lollercoaster last night. This one got me:
“I bet @WhitlockJason cant even see his own dick. Brah you need some diet water. You are contributing to the Obesity problem among blacks.”
January 7th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Appearance is everything in some lines of work. I certainly would think twice about hiring a lawyer that had visible tatts, or letting a surgeon cut on me with visible tatts.
Of course, I think tatts are stupid to begin with, so take that as you may.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
this is not. i fail to see how having a visable, tasteful tattoo makes me worse at my job or would impact the quality of my work.
it will certainly impact you in certain lines of work. basketball is not one of them.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
The only tatoo I find disgusting is Tom Brady’s tramp stamp.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:23 AM
I bet this is why Ron Franklin got fired, not that silly sexism stuff. Probably has a badass sleeve tat and a naked chick on his back.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:24 AM
One tat I still don’t get is the neck tattoo
January 7th, 2011 at 10:24 AM
One of the best lawyers I know has a visible tat, along with full sleeves on the arm. If any of my friends get in trouble, I usually send them to him…as do many other PDs. He’s damn good.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:24 AM
and i’d never go to a tattoo parlor where not one artist has any tattoos.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:25 AM
But the butterfly really pulls the tribal design together.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
What does he have something on his face?
/wouldnt go to a lawyer that does not wear suits.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
are you really that disturbed by belichik and charlie weis’s face wrapped in a tribal design?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
@WIDEWORDOFSPORT: what is the verdict on the procedure? I know a couple people who’ve done it and love it but I’m still hesitant…
January 7th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
PD as in public defender?
/PD meant poopdick in HS
January 7th, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Of course, I think tatts are stupid to begin with, so take that as you may.
This
January 7th, 2011 at 10:27 AM
I’ve always wanted a tat, but I can’t think of something that I feel strongly enough about to have on my body for the rest of my life.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:28 AM
The whole appearance thing really is overrated. And I’m not being sarcastic. I’d love to have a neck tattoo. I’ll never get one because I value my career (somewhat) but if it were up to me, I’d have one.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:29 AM
I’ve been told that your eyesight need to be “bad enough” to get it done. Mine is not terrible (-1.5, or so), the the error margin in the procedure is..small.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:30 AM
not surprising a duke grad would be closeminded.
/same poor rationale as having a negative impression of someone with a tattoo without knowing anything about em
January 7th, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Yes, Public Defender.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
A thousand times this. When I was at the U a bunch of my teammates wanted to go get tats of the U on our bodies. So glad I passed on that.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
I see nothing wrong with Gentle Ben the talk show host on the upper arm…shows the bitches that you’re a listener
January 7th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Maybe a driver without a seat belt?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:32 AM
I heard the Lasik stuff wears off after a couple of years.
Also, tats aren’t for everyone. It’s all about your personality. Nothing wrong about it either way. Except in extreme cases in which folks cover their entire body, like the Lizard Man or whatever.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Bettman could run the NFL and the league wouldn’t miss a beat.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:32 AM
lol.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:33 AM
I’m sorry, we were looking for Live Free or Die. Life Free or Die.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Also, tats aren’t for everyone. It’s all about your personality. Nothing wrong about it either way. Except in extreme cases in which folks cover their entire body, like the Lizard Man or whatever.
Somewhere the Lizard Man’s illusion he’d found a sportsblog he’d be accepted at was just shattered.
/shine on Lizard Man
January 7th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
i heard you wanted rob halford in assless chaps whipping freddy mercury with a 12 inch dildo on your chest.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Wife’s in corporate sales. She has to keep hers (which are plentiful) covered at all times. Super pain in the ass, but…there it is.
The great bone of contention in my marriage. I get no argument anywhere below the neck, but go above and I might as well be selling oranges on the freeway.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Maybe a driver without a seat belt?
I’m sorry, we were looking for Live Free or Die. Life Free or Die.
How likely is it that some history loving little lib kid saw John Adams, thought the Don’t Tread on Me flag was badass, got the tat, and now everybody thinks he supports the Tea Party?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Done correctly, it won’t wear off. The need down the road for corrective lenses to assist in reading or long distance sight is still possible.
LASIK won’t make eyes perfect, but it will correct severe sight problems tremendously.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I knew a kid back in the old days who got a white-ink triangle tattooed on his face. He had some issues with things.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Fucking women.
/with all do respect
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
christ, how did you come up with that. ha ha ha.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Can I get a pic of your tattoo of Brutus doing the same to a Mich Wolverine so I can show the artist?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
The tattoo thing is stupid. And getting hung up on appearances can be bad business. Being competent in your job is binary. You are or you are not. Tattoos or wearing a suit won’t change that.
This exchange kind of registered on my personal bullshit meter:
This was funny. A guy that holds a self-serving hour long special on his free agent choice likely does not care much about anything outside of his own inner circle of lackeys, let alone the state of the NBA and the consequences of his actions.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:37 AM
due*
January 7th, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Testify.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:39 AM
@Hawkeye: I think my eyes qualify as “bad enough” but I do have astigmatism in one eye (not sure if that matters). I plan on going through the initial round of discussions for the procedure at some point this year. I’m still nervous I’ll be one of the .5% of people who go blind/die/whatever and end up as a tragic Round Up story.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
lol.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:44 AM
No, but they are indicators. If someone claiming to be a good lawyer showed up to a meeting without wearing a suit and had a visible tattoo, I’d question his ability. Because he clearly either doesn’t know the standard decorum or decided to ignore it. Appearance still matters alot, especially in fields where ability isn’t something that is immediately clear to people.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:48 AM
No, but they are indicators. If someone claiming to be a good lawyer showed up to a meeting without wearing a suit and had a visible tattoo, I’d question his ability. Because he clearly either doesn’t know the standard decorum or decided to ignore it. Appearance still matters alot, especially in fields where ability isn’t something that is immediately clear to people.
yeah, that. This whole thread screams out for Mike to to come in and explain that one day you’ll all grow up and enter the real world.
/whole site needs more Mike lecturing.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I would argue that it shouldn’t matter. I’ve seen plenty of incompetent lawyers and executives who were impeccably attired. We see it in sports all the time.
Do you thing Mark Cuban knows less about his real field because he dresses like a schlubby programmer?
January 7th, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I would bet that Bernie Madoff wore great suits.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Do you thing Mark Cuban knows less about his real field because he dresses like a schlubby programmer?
what “real field” does Cuban work in, because he hasn’t done a lot of it since he hit the dot com lottery & made a a few billion + from an idea he took from someone else