Milwaukee Bucks legend Oscar Robertson‘s career will once again be immortalized. It was announced on Thursday that the Indiana Pacers and the NBA will commission a state for The Big O at his old high school, Crispus Attucks in Indianapolis.
The Inspiration Behind The Oscar Robertson Statue
It’s predicted that the statue will be completed in a year. When completed, it will be displayed in front of the Crispus Attucks High School. What will the statue look like? It will be Oscar Robertson wearing an NBA All-Star jersey, standing on top of a basketball similar to the 1955 Crispus Attucks championship trophy. Fittingly, the metal for the bronze statue will be made by Casting Art & Technology in Cincinnati. Oscar started his professional basketball career in Cincinnati, playing for the Cincinnati Royals, now the Sacramento Kings.
Inside Indiana Business covered the news first Thursday night. The announcement was made Thursday night at the tip-off public celebration at the Bicentennial Unity Plaza. Oscar Robertson led the Crispus Attucks high school to two state titles. Crispus Attucks became the nation’s first all-black high school basketball team to win an open-class state championship in 1955.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the statue with Pacers owner Herb Simon and the 85-year-old Big O on stage. Indianapolis artist Ryan Feeney is in charge of creating the statue. He previously made the Peyton Manning statue.
Oscar Robertson’s Time On The Milwaukee Bucks
Before joining the Bucks in the 1970-1971 season, Oscar was one of the best guards of the 1960s during his time with the Royals.
In his first season with the Bucks, The Big O’s dropped to 19.4 points from the season prior, where he averaged 25.3 points. Yet, his rebounding and assists totals didn’t falter too much. When The Big O got to Milwaukee, he worked with a young Kareem to win his first and only NBA Championship. He snagged an all-NBA honors in his first season with the team.
During his four seasons with the Bucks, Robertson averaged roughly 16-5-8. He had two all-star appearances and four playoff appearances. His last series in the league was when the Bucks lost to the Celtics in the 1974 finals four games to three. Due to his contributions to Milwaukee, The Big O was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
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