He’s so dedicated to the brand that this summer Smith got the logo tattooed down the back of his right calf.
Peep the clip below.
However, a league spokesman told NBC Sports: “NBA rules prohibit players from displaying any commercial logos or corporate insignia on their body or in their hair.”
The tattoo violates that policy.
Smith said the league has reached out to him and told him to cover it up risk being fined every game.
JR Smith✔@TheRealJRSmith
I swear I’m the only person they do shit like this to! So you mean to tell me i have to cover up my tattoo for what? You don’t make people cover up Jordan logos NIKE checks or anything… https://www.instagram.com/p/BoUhy1PnKpg/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=yq5j6wto9nyo …
The NBA is fine with player tattoos, including logos of companies that sponsor the sport. But Smith has learned what happens when a player has a tattoo of a non-sponsored company that rivals a sponsor, one Twitter user noted.
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