American professional basketball player Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. plays for the NBA. He can play power forward and center for the Lakers.
He has been named to the NBA All-Star Game seven times and the All-NBA First and Defensive Teams three times each. Seven-time NBA All-Star. He also won a gold medal with the US Olympic team in 2012. He played with the Hornets and Pelicans from 2012 until 2019.
He joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019 after signing a deal. Anthony Davis has unique tattoos on every inch of his body. Since he believes each tattoo should represent an important event or experience, he has several on his whole body. His body art is mostly inscriptions honoring family and other notable persons. Let’s examine his tattoos and their significance.
1. ‘Mamba’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Anthony’s right thigh contains a tattoo of a black mamba snake coiled up around a logo of a shield.
Recently deceased Kobe Bryant, who designed the emblem which represents a sword concealed behind a scabbard, contributed to its creation. Kobe once said, “The sword represents the latent talent that resides dormant within an individual, while the sheath symbolizes the diligent effort an individual devotes to cultivating said talent.” Kobe Bryant earned the moniker “the black mamba” throughout his NBA career. Anthony decided to pay tribute to the legendary Kobe by getting this tattoo.
2. Portrait Tattoo
The tattoo on the All-Star is a portrait of an elderly man that bears the inscriptions “REST UP” above him and “Champ” below the image. The All-Star possesses both of these tattoos situated on his right shoulder.
Anthony attributes significance to this tattoo in his life; it possesses a particular meaning for him. The painting depicts Lamont Eberhardt, the maternal grandfather of Anthony, in the role of the subject of the portrait. Despite his passing in 2010, Lamont remained a revered role model in the eyes of Anthony throughout their time together. Upon combining these expressions, they form the sentence “Rest Up Champ.” This sentence represents Anthony’s way of expressing his appreciation to Davis, whom he consistently regarded as “Champ” due to their enduring professional association. Davis made the following remark about Lamont during his discussion of him: “I held him in high regard. I would visit him at his residence on a daily basis, and our sole conversational topic would be basketball. He made persistent efforts to coerce me. Kobe was consistently the subject of his intellectual discourse. Although he consistently endeavored to persuade me to venture beyond my comfort zone, I hesitate to suggest that I should surpass his accomplishments, but I would advise myself to strive to emulate a portion of the moves he executed.
3. ‘Chicago’ Tattoo
Anthony has a tattoo on his right bicep that consists of the word “Chicago” with the year 1993 in a smaller font size directly below it.
In other terms, Anthony Davis was born in the magnificent city of Chicago on March 11, 1993. The tattoo serves to symbolize both the year of his birth and the city in which he was born. Davis responded to a question regarding the tattoo as follows: “I got it because I love my hometown and the city of Chicago, and I know that without it, I would not be where I am today.”
4. Baby Girl Tattoo
5. Initials Tattoo
6. Cross Tattoo
7. ‘Stars, Doves, and Name’ Tattoos
8. Leg Tattoo
