Updated: September 6, 2012, 8:23 am ET

Jared Sullinger will stay tattoo-free

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY

Ohio State star Jared Sullinger is working for the Boston Celtics but he answers to a different boss.

Sullinger, the 21st overall pick, won’t be following teammate Jason Terry by getting a team logo inked on his arm.

“No tattoos,” he told Jessica Camerato of CSNNE.com. “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.”

Also on the promise list is a diploma despite leaving after his sophomore season.

“I want my degree in sports management,” Sullinger said. “I go back to school because I promised my mother I would finish. Again, you know how that goes with mothers. You promise, you better fulfill.”

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