Here’s Why NBA 2K Shouldn’t Worry About LeBron’s Tattoos

Tattoo designs like those shown here on LeBron James' arm are at the heart of a copyright lawsuit against the makers of NBA 2K. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Yesterday was the inaugural draft for the NBA 2K League, an important milestone in a traditional sports league’s first major push into a parallel esports world. The new league offers fans the experience of watching the best NBA 2K players in the world manipulate (digitally speaking) the best basketball players in the world in a video game with graphics so realistic, it’s almost like you’re watching the players themselves.

It’s an aspect of that realism that is at issue in a lawsuit filed against the makers of NBA 2K by Solid…