| 21 October 2011
One of the side effects of the NBA lockout is hundreds of NBA players with hours of extra time on their hands. While most players are spending their time on obvious pursuits (exhibition basketball games and/or charity endeavours and/or travelling to Third World countries to hock shoes - BORRRRRRRING!!), some are taking advantage of this rare abundance of free time to pursue more exotic undertakings. In memory of the "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essays we all got to write in school, The Hoops Manifesto honours these brave players with our "What I Did On My NBA Lockout" feature. Next up: Kevin Durant & Chris Bosh
(photo from Kevin Durant's Twitter)
It wasn't too long ago that tattoos on NBA players were non-existent. Only oddballs like Dennis Rodman and/or counterculture rebels like Allen Iverson sported visible ink on their bodies. Those days, of course, are long gone as it is now easier to count the players WITHOUT tats rather than the ones with them. And even players that you'd least expect to get any ink - let alone the extreme designs they actually did get - have bodies covered in artwork. Two such players, Chris Bosh and Kevin Durant, used their extra spare time during the NBA lockout to get big-time body artwork done. Durant, as you can see above, got some very extensive work done on his back. Bosh, meanwhile, has has an ongoing back tattoo project that he picked up again during the lockout, travelling all the way to the island of Anguilla to get it worked on. He's now spent over 40 hours on his creation, with 20 more hours to go. Kids nowadays.
Previous Players Profiled: Paul Pierce, Kevin Love, Baron Davis
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