Larry Bird Digs Cool Mural Of Himself, But Asks Artist To Take Off The Tattoos

A new mural of Larry Bird has popped up in Indianapolis. The Boston Celtics legend likes it, but has asked the artist to remove the tattoos...

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“Larry’s position is he has elevated himself from where he began to where he is now through a lot of hard work,” attorney Gary Sallee told the newspaper. “He has developed a brand that is marketable and needs to protect that brand. The mural, as originally painted, was a departure from that brand.” Bird simply “doesn’t want to be seen as a tattooed guy,” Sallee added.”

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