NBA legends live on in statues around the world.Icons such as Kobe Bryant Three points will be awarded at the Lakers Arena, while Bulls fans can always view Michael Jordan’s famous statue at the United Center.Universities in the United States and localities in Europe and China also recognize champions, e.g. magic johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Dirk Nowitzki and statues of themselves.
Check out the best of them below:
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (Guangzhou, China)
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson, Michigan State University
Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
Shaquille O’Neal, Louisiana State University
Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry West (West Virginia)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers
George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
Dirk Nowitzki, Frankfurt (Germany)
Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
Charles Barkley, Auburn
John Stockton, Utah Jazz
Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
Hal Grier, Philadelphia 76ers
Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers
Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
Larry Bird, Indiana
Pete Maravich, Louisiana State University
Bob Pettit, Louisiana State University
George Gervin, Eastern Michigan
Rodney Clark “Hot Rod” Hundley, West Virginia
Drazen Petrovich, Zagreb (Croatia)
Sibenik Drazen Petrovich (Croatia)
Stephon Marbury, Beijing Shougang (China)
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