Hooped Up

Clearly this kids parents have nailed this parenting thing. BIRDMAN, BIRDMAN.

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On their day off, teammates DeAndre Jordan and Matt Barnes got some tattoos. Apparently Jordan can’t stop getting tattoos, even though he promised his mom he would stop. While Barnes who is already covered with tatts, took a four year break to get his most recent work. The team that gets ink together stay together — unless they get traded. Both guys got their ink with different artist in different locations.

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Lakers rookie Robert Sacre has tattoos that look like the posters on my bedroom wall in high school and that’s makes them fun. Super. Total. Fun. On the right side of his rib cage Sacre has Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion burning down some Kaya, Mike Tyson in his prime, DMX covered in blood from the Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood album cover, and the Harbour Centre skyscraper. Based on these findings, and my knowledge of high school bedroom walls from the 1990′s. I’m almost willing to bet money that he has Biggie, Tupac, or the CN Tower tattooed on his right side. And that would just put the awesome cherry on the awesome cake.

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Life isn’t all about rehab after you tear up your knee. Sometimes it’s about getting some tattoos like Brandon Rush did a few days ago. Illustrated by Richard “Made Rich” Parker, Rush went an angel looking over his family theme and the work took five hours.

After months of being sidelined and then released by the Nuggets in part due to a police investigation. Chris Andersen aka Birdman has landed in Miami on a 10-day contract to provide his trademark defense, rebounding, hustle and tattoos.

“This opportunity and being with the defending champs, it’s a dream come true,” Andersen said. “They’re taking a chance with me and I’m here to give them everything I’ve got, defensively, diving on the floor, blocking shots, you know, the usual that a Birdman does and what Birdman brings.”

Last season, Andersen appeared in 32 games with Denver and averaged 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.44 blocks and 15.2 minutes while shooting 54.6 percent from the field. Miami entered Sunday ranked 29th in the 30-team NBA in rebounds per game. Welcome back Birdman.

For your general entertainment. Ben Wallace and the Detroit Pistons will play the Knicks in London on Martin Luther King Day at the O2 Arena. His tattoo of his nickname “Big Ben” that has a picture of the iconic clock tower on his arm has never been more at home.

Pistons assistant coach Dee Brown named his son Anakin and has a Darth Vader tattoo on his wrist. Of course he was excited for Star Wars Night at The Palace!

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Growing cult figure and the Knicks alternative saviour JR Smith recently did an interview with the New York Times about his many tattoos and and here are my eight favorite answers from Earl.

Q. What was the first tattoo?
A. A picture of me dunking. I was 15. Me and my sister both got one.

Q. How many did you have before you think you lost count?
A. It was around 70-something.
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