When I was a freshman in college I almost got a tattoo of my nickname (Nez) on my shoulder in the same font as Damon Stoudamire, who was a NBA star at the time, had on his shoulder.
I just thought it would look cool.
And each day since then I’ve been grateful that something in the universe stopped me from getting it done.
What I’m trying to say is, we all make interesting decisions or have interesting ideas when we’re young. Things that we think are cool at that time might not be that cool because we’re young and naive and think we know everything about the world… when in fact we really didn’t know all that much.
It’s all just a part of being young and learning from mistakes, or experiences, or from people in our lives who have lived through things and can help you.
And sometimes you just get lucky, which is what happened to me and that shoulder tattoo that never happened.
With all that said, LaMelo Ball, Lonzo’s youngest brother who recently wrapped up his high school career, has a new tattoo.
And here it is:
