With Mamba Day on the horizon, legendary tattoo artist Steve Butcher took to instagram today to reveal one of his latest Kobe Bryant pieces. As is the case with all of Butcher’s work, the ink is incredibly life-like.
This isn’t the first time that Butcher unleashed a jaw-dropping Kobe tattoo – Last year he immortalized .
In fact, Butcher is responsible for a plethora of photorealistic NBA tattoos, including the unforgettable as well as other tats inspired by Paul Pierce, , JR Smith and .
Check out some of those masterpieces below, and head over to his IG profile @SteveButcherTattoos for more.