Hayden, the tattoo artist in court currently with Take-Two, has another lawsuit ongoing with Take-Two over the use of tattoos on James, Danny Green, and Tristan Thompson in NBA 2K21; that lawsuit is on hold until a decision is made in the ongoing court battle.
On the flip side, Take-Two lost a lawsuit in 2022 filed by tattoo artist Catherine Alexander, who inked five tattoos on WWE wrestler Randy Orton.
Tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden first sued Take-Two in 2017 over the use of several tattoos he made for James that were reproduced in NBA 2K games from 2016 to 2020.
James will not appear in court, but Take-Two’s lawyers will play his recorded deposition for the jury.