Statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explained

Statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Subject:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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A statue of basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by artists Julie Rotblatt-Amrany and Omri Amrany is installed outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, in the U.S. state of California. The bronze sculpture was unveiled in 2012.[1] [2] [3] [4] It depicts Abdul-Jabbar shooting his patent skyhook shot. Abdul-Jabbar was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adande . J.A. . 2012-11-17 . Adande: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar statue reminds franchise in transition of its great legacy . 2022-09-19 . ESPN.com . en . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527171128/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8645081/los-angeles-lakers-great-kareem-abdul-jabbar-gets-statue . live .
  2. Web site: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Statue Unveiled at STAPLES Center on Friday . 2012-11-13 . 2022-09-19 . www.nba.com . en . 2015-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150808013229/http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/121113_kareem_statue_release . live .
  3. Web site: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Immortalized With Bronze Statue In Front Of Staples . 2012-11-16 . 2022-09-19 . . en-US . 2022-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921223132/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-immortalized-with-bronze-statue-in-front-of-staples/ . live .
  4. Web site: Dambrot . Shana Nys . 2019-03-14 . Winning Bronze: Public Sculptures Put People in Their Places . 2022-09-19 . LA Weekly . en-US . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926215523/https://www.laweekly.com/winning-bronze-public-sculptures-put-people-in-their-places/ . live .