J.R. Smith's first tattoo was of Vince Carter dunking

Ball is life for J.R. Smith. It's literally written on him.

The mercurial shooting guard, covered head to toe in tattoos, revealed in a recent Vice Sport interview that his first ever tat was of Vince Carter dunking.

Smith explains that his mom took him to get inked when he was 16. He put Vinsanity on his right bicep but changed the name and number to match his own.

The silhouette of Vince dunking isn't the only basketball-related tattoo Smith has. He also has the NBA logo on his knuckle (he's married to the game), a Michael Jordan jersey, and the Jumpman logo on his chest, along with several other patterns.