Here's what NBA players looked like before they were covered in tattoos

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Little LeBron before tattoos.

Tattoos are pretty popular in the NBA. Lots of players have them, and several of them have tattoos covering their arms and chests.

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But even the guys who are covered, like Birdman and J.R. Smith, were once a clean slate.

Some of the NBA players who now have the most tats looked like completely different people early in their careers.