Is one of his parents white, thus making him "high yellow"? That would be one possible reason to get tha tatoo. I know there are a lot of mulattos in the NBA (Battier, Kidd, Bibby, Christie, etc).
"I am special, you bastards...who else has a tat that says 'Bad Ass Yellow Boy' on their chest - no one! Losers!"
3. His most recent tattoo reads "Bad Ass Yellow Boy,"(*) a term for light-skinned black guys in his hometown of Dallas, where he attended Bryan Adams High. The leading scorer and rebounder on the U.S. team at last summer's World University Games, he has led his team to a near-perfect record this season, losing only to crosstown rival Xavier. FTP, name this national Player of the Year candidate for Cincinnati, whose nickname is "K-Mart". Answer: Kenyon _Martin_ http://www.stanford.edu/group/CollegeBowl/Archive/Beltway00/UMCP.html