NBA teams honor their very best players with statues of them in their playing days. Here are the 10 best NBA player statues.

Given that Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal played eight seasons with L.A. and has a statue in front of Staples Center, James has been committed to them long enough for his own. Of course ...

He will be the eighth Laker to be immortalized with a statue outside the arena, joining Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar, as well as Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, broadcaster Chick Hearn ...

Jackson coached the Lakers to five in two stints with L.A.” Phil Jackson's accolades undeniably warrant something as iconic as a statue. His 2000s star players, Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal ...