The 76ers just unveiled their new Allen Iverson statue … and its stature has fans all across the NBA world scratching their heads — wondering why the hell it’s so small!!
Take a look at The Answer’s new bust — which Philadelphia officials just placed outside the Sixers’ practice facility on Friday — it’s about the size of the Heisman Trophy!
In total, including its base, it appears to be less than six feet tall … as AI — who stands at 6’0 — was quite literally at eye-level with it.
People who loved the Hall of Famer’s game quickly took to social media to clown it … with famed internet personality Jomboy writing, “Sixers promised Allen Iverson a statue and gave him a toy soldier.”
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Added basketball reporter Jeff Goodman, “Where’s the rest of the statue???”
Iverson, though, didn’t seem to have much of an issue with it … when he spoke with reporters about the figurine, he called it a whale of honor.
And, to be fair, most of the statues that currently reside outside of the team’s Camden practice facility aren’t all that big … for instance, Charles Barkley‘s is only a few inches taller than him.
But still, the internet wasn’t pleased nonetheless.
It, of course, has been a rough year for NBA statue-makers … as back in February, the Lakers revealed a sculpture honoring Kobe Bryant that was riddled with spelling errors.
The Miami Heat are in the works to erect a Dwyane Wade statue in the fall … here’s to hoping that one can avoid similar pitfalls.
