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John Wall plans to get a tattoo of the Kentucky logo on his back

A surprising number of media reports have dealt with John Wall and his thoughts on tattoos, despite the fact that until recently he didn’t have any.

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John Wall now has several tattoos, with plans to get more before the next season begins. Although, truth be told, you might never notice them if you only watch him on the basketball court.

“He's trying to do it like KD; he wants all his tats to not be seen,” said his tattoo artist, the Georgia-based Randy Harris of Tattoos by Randy, who also has done the vast majority of Kevin Durant's body art, as well as tattoos for Wale, Allen Iverson, Monta Ellis and a host of other stars. “He wants to still respect his mom and those things, but there's a whole ‘nother part of him. Everybody's got tattoos.”

And so within the past month, Harris created an homage to Raleigh on Wall's midsection, complete with the skyline, area code and signature interstate-40 road sign of the point guard's hometown — “kind of a tribute to where he started,” as Harris put it. “All his stomach tattoos represent where he's from.”

A star adorns the middle of Wall's chest. Above one breast is a tribute to his mother, which includes her name and a reference to Wall as a mama's boy. On his back are the words “Great Wall,” made out of bricks; Harris eventually plans to tattoo the University of logo — and possibly other symbols — on top of that “wall.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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