Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has a tattoo of himself on his back
The second Rondae Hollis-Jefferson stepped into the Nets locker room, Brooklyn fans must've known they were in for a treat. Sure, the rookie has been a legitimate impact player during his first pro season, doing just about everything other than scoring the ball, but there are other reasons to be excited.
They have nothing to do with basketball, and everything to do with the massive tattoo he got of himself on his back. Yep, Rondae is...unique? Original? Quirky? Actually, there's no singular adjective to describe what trait in the world Rondae Hollis-Jefferson exudes.
Let's allow Rod Boone of Newsday to take it from here:
"That sounds like a Rondae quote," is the most telling reaction someone can have to an actual Rondae quote. That kid already has more personality than the entire Nets team. Good for him.
The rookie was the last Net to get dressed in the locker room Sunday after a win over the Celtics, and the rest of the players had all cleared out by the time he proudly displayed the massive amount of ink, providing a detailed peek at the silhouette of himself that covers the majority of his back.
Hollis-Jefferson's teammates aren't even aware of that particular aspect of his body art, but he's already crafted what he will say when the subject inevitably arises.
"I was getting a story [tattooed] on my back about where I started, where I am coming from. Just the stepping-stones," Hollis-Jefferson said. "And this was the biggest picture of the portrait I was getting. So I was like, 'Let me get that out of the way.' And I tell people I will get it finished in the future, the whole thing. But now I tell them, 'Nah, that's just me watching my back.' "
Young isn't surprised at Hollis-Jefferson's explanation.
"That sounds like a Rondae quote," he said
