Celebs Who Have Honored Kobe Bryant With Tribute Tattoos — Including LeBron James, 2 Chainz, Shareef O’Neal and More!

Fans, friends and loved-ones expressed their permanent love for the L.A. Lakers player and his daughter starting just days after the accident. LeBron James was among the first to make his way to celebrity tattoo artist Vanessa Aurelia for some tribute ink. [ami-related id="1693375" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-deaths-in-2020-stars-weve-lost/" title="Celebrity Deaths in 2020: Stars We’ve Lost" target="_blank" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Milton-Glaser-Celebrity-Deaths-In-2020-4.jpg"] “It’s that time again,” James wrote on his Instagram Story while at the studio. Photos of the tattoo (obtained by TMZ) depict a black mamba with Bryant's jersey numbers "24" and "8" with "mamba 4 life" written underneath in script. Other athletes and stars who've decided to honor Bryant with a tattoo include 2 Chainz, Shareef O'Neal and Odell Beckham Jr. Many of the designs contain similar details like Bryant's jersey numbers or his world-famous "black mamba" nickname. Even so, each one is unique. 2 Chainz, for instance, got the number "2" on one leg and "4" on the other, while O'Neal got a portrait of Bryant on the right side of his ribcage. [ami-related id="1362628" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/pictures/celebrity-artistic-graphic-tattoos-and-body-art-pics/" title="All of the Most Artistic Graphic Celebrity Tattoos " target="_blank" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/98473241_2586110654987889_4662352815783689208_n.jpg"] Keep scrolling to see all the stars who have gone under the needle in honor of late Bryant.

Fans, friends and loved-ones expressed their permanent love for the L.A. Lakers player and his daughter starting just days after the accident. LeBron James was among the first to make his way to celebrity tattoo artist Vanessa Aurelia for some tribute ink. [ami-related id="1693375" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-deaths-in-2020-stars-weve-lost/" title="Celebrity Deaths in 2020: Stars We’ve Lost" target="_blank" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Milton-Glaser-Celebrity-Deaths-In-2020-4.jpg"] “It’s that time again,” James wrote on his Instagram Story while at the studio. Photos of the tattoo (obtained by TMZ) depict a black mamba with Bryant's jersey numbers "24" and "8" with "mamba 4 life" written underneath in script. Other athletes and stars who've decided to honor Bryant with a tattoo include 2 Chainz, Shareef O'Neal and Odell Beckham Jr. Many of the designs contain similar details like Bryant's jersey numbers or his world-famous "black mamba" nickname. Even so, each one is unique. 2 Chainz, for instance, got the number "2" on one leg and "4" on the other, while O'Neal got a portrait of Bryant on the right side of his ribcage. [ami-related id="1362628" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/pictures/celebrity-artistic-graphic-tattoos-and-body-art-pics/" title="All of the Most Artistic Graphic Celebrity Tattoos " target="_blank" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/98473241_2586110654987889_4662352815783689208_n.jpg"] Keep scrolling to see all the stars who have gone under the needle in honor of late Bryant.

The MTV star took to his Instagram Story on December 17, 2020, to showcase his new Kobe Bryant quote tattoo. Inked by Danny Pina, the wrist tat reads, "Once you know what failure feels like determination causes success."

Following the Lakers' 2020 NBA Finals win, the rapper posted a video to Instagram on October 12, showing off his new arm tat. Courtesy of tattoo artist Mister Cartoon, the design features Kobe Bryant's initials below the "Lakers" logo and the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

Kobe's 43-year-old sister shared a photo of her new tattoo honoring her brother and niece, Gianna. The large design was inked onto the upper left side of her back and features a mamba and her fallen family members’ jersey numbers: 2 and 24.

Vanessa Bryant shared a photo of soccer star Sydney Leroux's new tattoo honoring the late Gianna Bryant on Monday, February 24. The tribute tattoo features the 13-year-old's jersey number. She captioned the pic, "#2 ❤️, Leroux. Thank you for honoring my Gigi. I love you @sydneyleroux."

On Tuesday, February 11, the rapper shared a photo of his new "24" tattoo to honor the famous athlete's L.A. Lakers jersey number. 

The football player got a large portrait of Bryant inked onto the right side of his torso and the Bleacher Report shared a video of the process on February 8, 2020.

Shaquille O'Neal's son Shareef took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, February 5, to share a photo of his tattoo. The elaborate design featured his jersey, a sketch of Bryant dunking a basketball and the numbers “8” and “24.”

The NBA star shared a clip of him getting a tat on Wednesday, January 29. Photos obtained by TMZ show that the basketball pro got a black mamba with the numbers “8” and “24,” with “mamba for life” written underneath.