“He just doesn’t want to be seen as a tattooed guy.”
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird has reportedly reached a compromise with Jules Muck, the graffiti artist responsible for the heavily-tattooed Larry Bird mural situated on a Fountain Square building in Indianapolis.
The mural, shown below, features Bird in his Indiana State uniform with tattoos all over his arms, neck and face, including a pair of bunnies mating on his right forearm and a Celtics shamrock on his left bicep.
Larry Bird spotted this mural of himself in Indianapolis and objected to the tattoos that were displayed on him in it.
Bird has since asked for the artist to keep the mural up, but removes the tattoos. pic.twitter.com/lrQbsAWdYI
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 21, 2019
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Bird’s attorney, Gary Sallee explained to the Indy Star that he hasn’t asked the mural to be removed – he just wants the tats erased.
[penci_blockquote style=”style-2″ align=”none” author=””]”Larry’s position is he has elevated himself from where he began to where he is now through a lot of hard work. He has developed a brand that is marketable and he needs to protect that brand,” Sallee told IndyStar. “The mural, as originally painted, was a departure from that brand.” “All of his friends and 98% of his players are tattooed. He doesn’t have any problem with tattoos,” Sallee said. “He just doesn’t want to be seen as a tattooed guy.” [/penci_blockquote]
Muck has reportedly agreed to remove the tats, but will be keeping the “INDIANA” ink on the left forearm.
You can’t put humping bunnies on Larry Bird’s forearm and just expect him to be OK with that. Reporting here by @317lindquist and @DanaBenbow.https://t.co/FSkdFEK6hq
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) August 21, 2019
this larry bird mural lmao pic.twitter.com/isdPZjqQFR
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) August 20, 2019
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