PHOTO: Fan gets insanely realistic tattoo of James Harden

Depending on how James Harden's playing career pans out, he may - or may not - be immortalized in the annals of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

For now, "The Beard" will have to settle for a place on a Houston Rockets fan's leg for his permanent commemoration.

While props must go to Steve Butcher Tattoos for this impossibly realistic portrait of the superstar, the unflinching commitment of the apparently die-hard Harden fan has to be noted as well.

The artist has tattooed other ballers, including Kobe Bryant and Dennis Rodman, and famous sports moments, such as the epic UFC bout between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar.