Aaron Gordon Breaks Down His Tattoos | GQ Sports

Denver Nuggets player Aaron Gordon got his first tattoo when he was 20 years old and already playing in the NBA. But what he may lack in quantity he makes up for in quality. From his yin and yang tattoo on his back to the chimpanzee on his side, join Aaron Gordon as he tells us the stories behind his ink.
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[@gottabetee]

I bet they cut out the intro when he says his name and what team he plays for 😭💀

[@ryanmottola7372]

😭😭😭

[@caytonhopson3200]

LMAOO

[@ryuzaki_ray]

They should do another video of him cuz he's an NBA Champ now.

[@bashpanares8156]

Ay ay-ron!!!!

[@sefikklc1462]

D. Wade: Cool tattoos but it’s a 9 for me

[@4kcoochiesweatgod44]

Lol

[@bigdubzey237]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE

[@dirtydan3016]

😂😂😂😂 comedic gold

[@Aj33_]

Y’all drop the video after he gets traded😂

[@Solo-wt2eb]

For real

[@LifeWithJRob]

Exactly

[@r.e.e.2.e]

for views plus he wanted to be traded

[@williambrick8590]

Let’s get the chip

[@mdb1010]

SMART

[@milliesaysokboomer]

I like how he is so cool. His tats are deep. Also remarkable quality and non generic. Personally I don't like talking about my own tats so kudos to this dude

[@jordanmedley7722]

That back tattoo is dope

[@slimreaper9991]

Such detailed tattoos and has actual mean behind them

[@user-qh9us1hn5d]

Mean

[@hernanrio9149]

Kawhi gonna eat him alive in the west I feel sorry for him in Denver he ain’t getting nowhere

[@Jdh120396]

@@hernanrio9149 yeah just like last year right?🤨

[@hernanrio9149]

@@Jdh120396 you’ll see this year your gonna be crying cus Clippers gonna sweep Those nuggets under the rug guaranteed

[@Jdh120396]

@@hernanrio9149 lol I’m not a nuggets fan so if that happens I won’t but the nuggets look really nice on paper rn and jokic is playing on a completely different level this season

[@fluffysox6072]

I saw AG play for the first time a few weeks ago and now I can’t stop watching. I could tell that he was such a vibe. He has the talent, competitiveness, charisma and intellect that is so irresistible! I’d love to sit and talk about life with him for hours. Hopefully he’ll be here in Denver for years to come 🥰

[@annicelarkin4664]

Had the same experience! Couldn’t take my eyes off of him. great player

[@fluffysox6072]

@@annicelarkin4664 especially once he got dreads. I’m crushing hard! 😍

[@roshan4379]

yall rlly recorded this 2 years ago hoping he was gonna win another dunk contest but he got traded and GQ just said ahh whatever its been so long

[@Nick-em8lg]

this is recent i think because of his hair

[@dcpettis9573]

@@Nick-em8lg at least last year cause he had braids in the bubble

[@gigixoxo33]

nah cause he just had flag/hand tattoo

[@joewilliams7629]

I like how he thinks deeply. That’s sick.

[@brianbadonde9251]

He's way smarter than I thought, mild mannered guy but I never knew he had this much knowledge of consciousness and life in general

[@tiffanylockett5950]

@@brianbadonde9251 Yep! 😊 That's AG! Saw it 5 years ago! (It's torture not to be able to talk to him. His whole family and his close friends are like this too. It's solely where I live within my own self. So separation just to only know & praise him as a basketball player …"it sucks" doesn't even begin to describe it.) Incredible mind, beautiful heart, wonderful [rare] people! ☺ You just have no idea. If I could reincarnate as a permanent fly on the wall, I would.

[@brianbadonde9251]

@@tiffanylockett5950 Thank you for the insider info Tiffany 🙂 I'm learning so much about him as a person and he's fitting so well into our team culture. We already love him here in Denver and we will take good care of him and his beautiful family 💯

[@airkuna]

@@brianbadonde9251 he's also a professor at Stanford university! Didn't you know?

[@Mohamed-or9ph]

Ag might be one of the most spiritual awoken players in the league

[@andyr4720]

He probably has the best designed tattoos in the league 🔥

[@jameslloyd9749]

Man is an intellectual ...truly brilliant ...reads as well as understands the text ...applies it to different aspects of his life ...most importantly instill it in oneself ..

[@Mert-bh8yj]

He looks like my My Player when I hit Superstar and got not enough VC to get more tats on the arms etc.

[@Nikola-gu8rl]

I clicked on this video thinking he probably has most basic tattoos ever and he left me in deep shame. Personally i was never interested in AG and his basketball and even less in his personality out of NBA but im gonna listen to that podcast and stuff because he really got me thinking deeply. Props to AG God bless you👏🏻

[@tainanking]

Nah. those dudes that don't get them where they can always show them always got some type of mystery behind them

[@joshuav1646]

At least they knew to put Denver Nuggets player

[@sw120]

After watching this, I'm 100% convinced AG is Kyrie's brother

[@TheBilalUddin]

Nobody: Aaron Gordon- “We as humans” 😂😂😂

[@benhuggett4417]

Beautiful tattoos. Best so far imo

[@sahkanoodo]

The Composition on his back piece is excellent

[@KidChardonnay]

Love this guy's game, glad he's on a great team like the nuggets now.

[@CrestfallenChameleon]

Aaron "Essence of Life" Gordon Actually though I like the originality and the thought that went into his tattoos. A lot of dudes you see have the same tats that 90% of other tattooed people have. I also like the fact that he didn't go full sleeves right away. Looks real good

[@ilkinhasanzade3450]

I’d give his tattoos 9/10

[@miguelangelsanchezjr.841]

I'd give him 10/10 for originality

[@mugishathomas2741]

Miguel Angel Jr. Sanchez wade

[@DovaSosa]

@@miguelangelsanchezjr.841 hy

[@tog9878]

Really like his, he actually has meaning behind them instead of just putting like random emojis and stuff

[@aarongould5139]

I like when he talks about the Native American tat ❤️

[@warsameegal5179]

Welcome to my nuggets. So excited

[@daisyg8069]

“There’s nothing more beautiful than the essence of a woman” 🥺❤️🔥🙏🏻

[@Ingrownpimple]

My dude woke -- welcome to Nuggets!

[@amyfrisby1926]

I was just about to order his magic Jersey too 😭😭

[@mervyfaith4876]

so much wisdom AG love it

[@M0n1783]

Denver colorado is also the place for native apache comanche and other tribes before it was a state of america maybe thats y he chose to be there.

[@adrianaguirre1602]

We need d Russell inkk video

[@LOLO-mb2ch]

WELCOME TO DENVER!!!

[@jaesong6641]

AG that's deep with thoughtful meaning. I didn't know this side of him. Thats awesome!

[@Deadlygangsta]

This dude has knowledge!! Haha Love AG!!! Hope he continues to succeed in life!

[@jakeholden5438]

Might need to get him on the joe rogan podcast it would be an interesting podcast

[@leezapata4457]

Am I the only one who thinks that Aaron Gordon looks like he was the “where’s my hug at?” dude? 👀

[@AzoXDesignTV]

who's artist made his back tattoo? thats insane

[@AbimelecLuciano]

The heart beat with the shoes was such a hard tat yet so small

[@cashprod.6849]

They definitely cut the intro out

[@Jamesperez91198]

They love their eye tattos and new age religion

[@yvonne2965]

Just now becoming a Gordon fan 🤩😍🤩😍💞💞💞

[@DFusions_]

This dude got a tattoo on his back like he joined a Japanese Yakuza family

[@juandadeshauteurs780]

Such humble & down to earth guy, just Amazing💯💯🥰🥰🥰

[@tainanking]

he said "atoms, electrons, and protons". I wonder how many NBA players even know what those are

[@ryuzaki_ray]

Now this dude is an NBA Champion, congrats 🎉

[@de1738]

Aaron, can’t wait to see your new tatts, I’m not on Instagram so post on your KZbin channel so I can see them🎉

[@helpmereach20kwith0videos3]

I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL LOVE YOU

[@FabioGonzalesBenitez]

Why they drop the video right after he got traded

[@naufalabdurrachman684]

hey @Serge this is da real art bro lmao

[@curiouslymavismade]

Dope tats.

[@Punchgodjohn]

Welcome to the nugget qt

[@annicelarkin4664]

These are so dope

[@AC-rj7ws]

Watch his documentary, “Mr. 50” out now.

[@guttamanpopa2387]

He zin af bruh I never knew big salute

[@bigsackinabox6935]

Inkednba dropping pics soon!!

[@drazoblacko]

Dwayne Wade: Yeaah that's 9

[@Fabler]

one of the few athlete tats thats actually good. that back piece is great. Basketball in it is so nba of him tho lol

[@stevenla761]

lol they released this clip after the day he got traded to denver

[@nicholasali2182]

Young man who understands life and existence 🙏🏿💯

[@liamjones5287]

I thought he was just another basketball player but he’s so down to earth

[@Ytpremium5389]

There's no such a thing of j"ust another basketball player" In the NBA are only 400 people, all of them are unique

[@sns3345]

He is one sharp, well spoken man👏

[@yugoflex]

welcome to the nuggs family! 🏆

[@orangeguy9638]

Yin and yang with one eye above it😆

[@maserati925]

I like how he explains the meaning of the yin and yang has for him with the fluidity of white and black with him being biracial 💕

[@trvspvrk]

Brandon Ingram gotta pull up

[@thekingofcool2105]

Need him vs Levine again on Dunk contest

[@anouknelson]

Lavine*

[@jonbaines5302]

Yo most of his tattoos were dope

[@enthusiastic_swiftie_13]

The man who would thanked D Wade a lot

[@Kingswag12]

When he gets traded this video comes up 💀

[@kilianwalter7141]

He said “We as humans” too often, I’m a little suspicious

[@alvinzhakata4749]

did not know he was that inky

[@benedictohernandez2459]

Those two red circles, what does that mean? (These are recent) And I noticed one red circle on Lively II, who knows?

[@danielfonseca1889]

I give his tattoos a 9 out of 10

[@parlimentjenkinsiii6658]

Dope tattoos no BS flames and stars blasted every where for no reason

[@kingdrafted1775]

Already on that Denver Gas

[@nandochavez4546]

"Struggle of being black in America"_multi million mixed guy

[@little11clarinet]

He’s so fine

[@bree5491]

Deep!

[@forgottenson3411]

*The newest member of the Denver Nuggets*

[@leothegreat295]

My mans turned gangsta

[@garrettmorris7915]

bro really said "protrons"

[@beastfaxx433]

Sheesh such a wise man

[@LZ15-]

Yo do this with Derrick rose

[@user-rv7ew6yb1g]

Do Tyler ulis

[@huntermach7356]

Best tattoo belongs to the champ Aaron Gordon, a beast and the final piece needed for the Nuggets to win a championship. Never seen such a collection of meaningful tattoos, well designed.

[@koobyroory]

They had to wait until after the trade to post this so they could do the right description XD

[@user-rv7ew6yb1g]

Do jahvon quinerly

[@raphaelchidebe4022]

Inspired by your tattoos

[@natecb]

how much times is he going to say "as humans" smh 😂😂

[@daviderickson2421]

KELLY OUBRE SHOULD BE NEXT 🌊

[@tiffanylockett5950]

He Is EXACTLY… …who I knew he was! (By the way, I ABHOR a body full of tattoos [it's simple, I just love to see a man's body. . .all the cuts & creases, or even their pure skin under light or water, sweat, oil, etc. …to me THAT'S the best art] but he is singlehandedly the ONLY person in the world that makes me love tattoos! His. I already knew every single one had an explanation of depth. But even just the execution of how they're done! LOVE IT! They're Beautiful! Still wouldn't mind if he stopped right there though. 😛 lol

[@reviwer7650]

Did he read the Meditation of Edward Taylor???!!!!

[@YoungQuando.]

Link music 1:40 please Thanks ♥️♥️

[@missmeyon]

DOPE!!!

[@smithwenzel]

9/10 on the tats

[@MoniqueXSM]

I’ll give this 9/10, IYKYK.

[@modelotimefoo]

Dwade

[@rodaxel7165]

The newest Denver Nugget..

[@natesmith4295]

Yea, didn’t expect him to be on here lol

[@leNnard_]

just a reminder he got snubbed for 2 dunk contest wins and trophies

[@mariamargiannis1510]

Mad tatttoos