Cleveland Cavs teammates Kevin Love and J.R. Smith are having some fun with the âSupremeâ tattoo controversy and it appears that Love has joined his teammate getting a matching âtattooâ on his leg.
JR Smith and Kevin Love have matching tattoos now đ pic.twitter.com/iaN6yzmpCr
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Kevin Love posted a picture on Instagram of a smiling JR Smith who appeared to write âSupremeâ on the star power forwardâs legs. This is in response to a memo sent out by the league office a few weeks ago who told Smith he had to cover up his leg tattoo because players arenât allowed to displace advertisements.
âSupremeâ is an American skateboarding and apparel brand. Smith added the tattoo to his leg in August and the league made it clear if itâs visible during games he will be fined.
Smith said that he thinks itâs dumb that this is what the NBA is concerned about, he doesnât want to pay the fine so he will cover it up.
âIâm not giving them money that could go to my kids,â Smith told ESPN. âI was looking into (my rights), but the playersâ association just texted me, and you know what? Iâm not going to put money in their pockets. Not a chance.â
Smith also said he thinks there are many other things the league could be concerned about, but this is what the league has decided so there isnât anything he can do about it.
âIt was just something that I wanted to do,â he said. âThereâs a lot of other things going on in this world (the league) could be worried about besides a tattoo, but itâs their league. They can do what they want.â
