Jared Sullinger’s mom just became my hero.
And her son is moving up on my list, too.
Sullinger, as you might know, is a towering basketball player who became an instant millionaire when drafted by the Boston Celtics out of Ohio State.
Here’s what you may not know: Sullinger is tattoo-free. And he intends to stay that way to please his mom.
“No tattoos,” he told a Boston reporter. “I promised my mother. You know if you break a promise, you’re not going to be living for the next days. I want to live as long as I can, so I’m not going to break that promise.”
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