Remember when Stephon Marbury tattooed his Starbury logo on the side of his head? Yeah, ya do! How could you forget this?
Today, Marbury's tattoo actually seems pretty tame, especially when you take a look at this guy:
And this guy:
But back in 2008 when Marbury first got the tattoo, people freaked out about it. And as it turns out, the NBA apparently freaked out about it, too, likely because Marbury was using the tattoo to promote his clothing and sneaker brand.
Marbury sat down with Bleacher Report recently for a long feature story about his career in China and, during the course of it, he steadfastly refused to talk about the NBA. He didn't want to speak about his time with the Knicks and told B/R that one of the things that still bothers him about the league is that they once asked him to cover up his Starbury tattoo during games with a headband:
If this is true, do you blame the NBA for doing it? You can read the rest of the Bleacher Report story here.
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[via Bleacher Report]