Tattoo Artist Displays Incredibly Life-Like Kobe Bryant Tattoo


Steve Butcher unveils another dope Kobe piece.

The three-year anniversary Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game is approaching on April 13 – a date that Nike has ficially dubbed “Mamba Day.” 

With Mamba Day on the horizon, legendary tattoo artist Steve Butcher took to instagram today to reveal one his latest Kobe Bryant pieces. As is the case with all 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 Kobe’s infamous dunk over Dwight Howard.

In fact, Butcher is responsible for a plethora  photorealistic NBA tattoos, including the unforgettable LeBron James x Dwyane Wade artwork, as well as other tats inspired by Paul Pierce, Michael Jordan, JR Smith and Steph Curry.

Check out some those masterpieces below, and head over to his IG prile @SteveButcherTattoos for more.