LaMelo Ball Required To Cover “LF” Tattoo

LaMelo Ball Required To Cover “LF” Tattoo

The NBA is cracking down on a tattoo LaMelo Ball has publicly expressed on his body, but is it really that bad? Not necessarily, unless you’re a part of the NBA.

Ball has a tattoo of his “LF” logo below his left ear, which is the initial of his middle name (LaFrance) and the name of his clothing brand. Per the NBA, it violates their commercial logos policy.

Due to the policy violation, the league is forcing Ball to wear a patch, or something creative, over his tattoo. He’ll be fine as long as it’s not visible during games.

In a statement to ESPN, NBA spokesman Tim Frank said: “Per the [collective bargaining agreement], players are prohibited from displaying commercial logos or corporate insignia on their body or in their hair during games. We try to enforce the rule reasonably, in accordance with its purpose, and taking into account players’ efforts to express themselves in a non-commercial manner. But LaMelo Ball’s neck tattoo is in obvious violation of the rule and, accordingly, he’s required to cover it.”