Welp...the argument is done for me. Put me on the jury!
Personally, I think 2K Sports should challenge it and set a future precedent against this. Isn't the burden of proof on the plaintiff to prove that 2K Sports' sales was a indirect/direct results of the tattoo, and that 2K Sports maliciously recreated the tattoos and claimed ownership?
In most copyright cases I've seen, the problem normally arises when the "stealer" takes credit for the original work or knowingly makes a profit from the work. I think they're going to be hard pressed to find any 2K Sports employee who said "We're going to get paid off Lebron's tattoos!".