John Wall had a great season last year for the Washington Wizards, but it looks like his true body of work is on his body.
Check out this article from Red Bull about all the tattoos former Kentucky point guard has and what they mean.
In the meantime, Wall continues to build another body of work during the offseason: his tattoos. After getting his first ink, the skyline of his hometown Raleigh, North Carolina with hands reaching out to a basketball and doves flying away, Wall was hooked.
“I always wanted one and he [ Randy Harris, tattoo artist] made me get in the chair first before anybody,” says Wall. “The first one took five hours, but I couldn’t punk out and shy away from it.”
Here, we dive into some of the more important tattoos that paint a picture of the basketball player’s family history and the milestones that have impacted his career.
“All my tattoos mean something to me,” says Wall. “I want to make it feel like one big picture.”
