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LaMelo Ball gets roasted over hideous new foot tattoo

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Jul 27, 2025 3:57 PM ET

LaMelo Ball seems to have outdone himself once again.

The Charlotte Hornets star Ball went viral this week over his ludicrous new tattoo. Ball’s tattoo artist, who goes by @iamelvistattoo on Instagram, showed off the new ink that he apparently just gave to the 23-year-old NBA All-Star.

Ball appears to have gotten a flames tattoo that covers all five of the toes on his right foot. The tattoo was dubbed “the hot chee toes” by the artist.

Here is a screenshot of the artist’s Instagram Story post.

LaMelo Ball gets his feet tatted pic.twitter.com/Zvr4PtuGKe
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) July 27, 2025

Ball has already been tattooed by the same artist many times before, appearing in several of the artist’s public Instagram reels.

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As a result of the hideous new foot tattoo, Ball got roasted to Saturn and back over social media. Take a look at some of the funniest posts clowing him.

Lamelo ball just got the worst tattoo in HISTORY pic.twitter.com/tchPOIazKK
— Bones (@Boness305) July 27, 2025

There’s so much you could say about that LaMelo tattoo but I don’t know what to say lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/zLFpV7k4y1
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) July 27, 2025

Hornets should fine LaMelo for that tattoo man lmaooo
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) July 27, 2025

Im selling my Lamelo stock to anyone buying
— Karan (@ksenguptaa) July 27, 2025

Ball is about to enter his sixth NBA season and is coming off averaging 25.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game last year (albeit in just 47 games due to injury). He is still owed roughly $169 million by the Hornets over the next four seasons.

The NBA’s Rookie of the Year in 2021, Ball has always gone above and beyond when it comes to tattoos. Last year, Ball already went viral over a crazy tattoo covering his entire back.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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