Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's reach extends farther than yours.
NBA superstars are known to have a fanbase that spans across the globe, but Shaq and Kobe are officially pushing the limits of international stardom. Both apparently have monstrous statues that tower over everyone in China.
Here's a look at the Black Mamba's iconic sculpture, which appears to stand outside of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts' Sculpture Museum, h/t Lakers Nation:
Whomever created this demonstrative work of art captured Kobe's essence almost perfectly.
Here stands a stone-faced baller, looking off into the great abyss, probably contemplating his future or wondering if his ring-to-finger ratio will ever become overwhelming.
He's not alone either. And no, I'm not talking about Stephen Marbury.
Shaq has a statue that was raised in his honor as well, and it is equally as incredible and seems to be beyond enormous, h/t reddit.com:
The Los Angeles Times' Bill Plaschke was in Beijing for the Olympics in 2008 and reported the statue stands at 50 feet and ...
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Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant Have Incredible Statues in China
June 18th, 2013 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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