Take-Two, the creator of NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals, has drawn first blood in the legal battle against Solid Oak Sketches LLC over unauthorised use of tattoos inked onto the bodies of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

Paul George is the face of NBA 2K17.

Let’s hope that the game developers Take-Two Interactive have asked his tattoo artist for permission to copy his art onto the body of the digital avatar version of George otherwise; things might get a little messy.

Introducing one of the best at @NBA2K to grace #NBA2K17‘s cover: @Yg_Trece! #THISISNOTAGAME https://t.co/7RYm9uQjxx pic.twitter.com/MJELc3Daef