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A Jim Boeheim tattoo on the leg of Syracuse Basketball fan Rich Miner.

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Syracuse University basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has responded to the news that a Syracuse fan has paid tribute to him with a tattoo ... and it's probably exactly how you would expect the Hall of Famer to react.

ESPN's Jeff Goodman caught up with Boeheim to get the reaction.

Rich Miner, who got the Boeheim tattoo, even predicted to syracuse.com's Chris Carlson that Boeheim would probably question anyone who would get a tattoo of him.

"I'd like to meet up with Jim Boeheim and show him," Miner said. "Maybe he'd say it was a horrible picture. Typical Boeheim."

Nailed it, Rich.

Still, Miner says he is still hoping for the chance to meet Boeheim in person and show him the artwork.

"I think he'd be a little taken aback, but at the same time, 'Oh wow, someone actually cares enough about me to get a portrait put on them as a tattoo.' "

Brent Axe

baxe@syracuse.com

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