METAIRIE, LA - JULY 16: Lonzo Ball #2 of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a portrait on July 16, 2019 at Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie, Louisiana. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE

Lonzo gets Jackie Robinson tribute tattoo

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball has added some new ink to his arm.

Renowned tattoo artist Steve Butcher took to Instagram on Thursday to share a portrait of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson that he tattooed on Ball.

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#JackieRobinson done on @zo You can still see a lil bruising from the anesthesia on the shirt and stars. @allprosportsmedicine is a magician!! Done using @inkjecta @intenzetattooink @killerinktattoo @electrumstencilproducts @stevebutchersmambaglide @thelvxlightofficial @dermalizepro @mdwipeoutz @cheyenne_tattooequipment @gorillaglove @musotoku @sullenclothing

A post shared by Steve Butcher (@stevebutchertattoos) on Jul 25, 2019 at 12:03pm PDT

Ball also recently added portraits of civil rights leader Malcolm X and former United States President Barack Obama to his left arm.

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A post shared by Lonzo Ball (@zo) on Jul 17, 2019 at 5:27pm PDT