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Look: Bulls fan gets inked with incredible 'Crying Jordan' tattoo

Originally posted on Sportress of Blogitude
By Jason Rowan | Last updated 7/27/18

An obviously huge Chicago Bulls fan recently paid homage to Michael Jordan by getting himself inked with an absolutely amazing “Crying Jordan” tattoo.

Chicago Bulls Fan Gets Epic 'Crying Jordan' Tattoo https://t.co/jYJTRQbuyL

— TMZ (@TMZ) July 27, 2018

The realistic nature of the tattoo is simply uncanny. Amazing.

Steve Butcher, the artist behind the impressive ink, recently told TMZ Sports that the tattoo required 10 hours to complete from start to finish. Butcher also notes that the person who got that tattoo is indeed a huge Bulls fan, although it would have been shocking to learn otherwise.

Butcher’s name may sound familiar to those who pay attention to sports-related ink. The New Zealand-based tattoo artist has become well-known due to hyper-realistic tattoos depicting the likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and Conor McGregor.

Single pass healed mamba! @kobebryant @matt_barnes9 @nba @espn @sportscenter @bleacherreport @lakers Done using @inkjecta @intenzetattooink @inkeeze @killerinktattoo @dermalizepro @electrumstencilproducts @thelvxlightofficial @immortalprime @cheyenne_tattooequipment @sullenclothing @inkedmag

A post shared by Steve Butcher (@stevebutchertattoos) on May 9, 2018 at 7:29pm PDT

@kobebryant All done face is 4 days old so it’s starting to heal @nba @espn @sportscenter @tmz_tv @bleacherreport @lakers @lakersscene #mambamentality Done using @inkjecta @intenzetattooink @inkeeze @killerinktattoo @dermalizepro @electrumstencilproducts @immortalprime @cheyenne_tattooequipment @thelvxlightofficial @sullenclothing @inkedmag

A post shared by Steve Butcher (@stevebutchertattoos) on May 30, 2018 at 10:39am PDT

WADE TO LEBRON! @dwyanewade @kingjames ! Was cool seeing these two beasts play together. So much fun with this piece, about 21 hours work, this piece is huge! @nba @espn @sportscenter @miamiheat @tmz_tv #amazingnbamoments #wadetolebron Done using @inkjecta @intenzetattooink @inkeeze @killerinktattoo @dermalizepro @electrumstencilproducts @thelvxlightofficial @immortalprime @cheyenne_tattooequipment @tattoosocietymagazine @inkedmag @sullenclothing

A post shared by Steve Butcher (@stevebutchertattoos) on Jun 14, 2018 at 10:37am PDT

@thenotoriousmma Conor McGregor done yesterday day in about 12 hours @fyinktattoos @ufc @ufcfightpass @ufc_brasil @ufceurope @ufcespanol @espn @sportscenter @tmz_tv @thescore @bleacherreport Done using @inkjecta @intenzetattooink @inkeeze @killerinktattoo @dermalizepro @electrumstencilproducts @thelvxlightofficial @immortalprime @cheyenne_tattooequipment @tattoosocietymagazine @inkedmag @sullenclothing

A post shared by Steve Butcher (@stevebutchertattoos) on Jun 22, 2018 at 11:37am PDT

Impressive stuff. In fact, those tattoos are downright unbelievable.

All that aside, kudos to Butcher for the “Crying Jordan” tattoo, as it celebrates without question one of the best sports-related memes of all-time. There is simply no debating it. And now it’s been memorialized in tattoo form. Which is … something.

Best of all? At least this die-hard MJ fan found a much more appropriate way to exhibit his devotion than heckling LeBron James, like this guy did.

This article first appeared on Sportress of Blogitude and was syndicated with permission.

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