Tattoos have never been more popular, however despite how many people have tattoos Allen Iversons tattoos are getting the young star a lot of unnecessary attention. A lot of people state that the young basketball star has gone too far with all the ink that he has over his body, but who are we to judge?

The fact of the matter is Allen Iverson tattoos are on his body, obviously if he didn't want as many as he has he would have never had them done in the first place. Before you sit back and try to past judgment on the talented star you need to be able to understand a little bit more about the man and look past his tattoos.

Expression is something that we all have. The first amendment gives everyone the right to express themselves as they deem fit. It's horrible that tattoos are the way that Allen expresses himself and he gets so much grief over it.

At the start of his career, Allen only had one single tattoo. People did not seem to make a big deal out of it from the start. The tattoo was of a bull dog and it could be found on the stars shoulder. People were used to see stars with one or two tattoos so no one really said anything about the stars body ink until now.

Allen has been put down for having so many tattoos. Many people have deemed him as begin rebellious or put his name under the bad boy title. However, how can you cast judgment on someone simply for expressing themselves in their own way? People draw inspiration off of different things and for Allen that inspiration comes from his tattoos.

Every time that Allen picks up a basketball you will notice that he gazes over at his arms from time to time. Allen Iverson's tattoos give him the motivation to keep living his dreams. Some people gain their inspiration from books or music, Allen gains his inspiration from his tattoos.