Statue of Elgin Baylor, Bronze basketball sculpture at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.
The Statue of Elgin Baylor is a bronze sculpture by Omri Amrany and Gary Tillery installed outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The figure of Baylor, wearing a Lakers jersey with the number 22, leaps with both arms raised, hands gripping a hoop and net above; his head tilts back and one foot points downward above a low support.
The Lakers organization unveiled this bronze monument in 2018 to honor Baylor's playing career from 1958 to 1971 as one of the team's most influential figures. It marks an era when the Lakers began building their modern era of success.
The jersey on the bronze figure reads "Lakers" with the number 22, the digits Baylor wore in Los Angeles. The sculpture was made by Omri Amrany and Gary Tillery, artists who also produced other monuments on the arena plaza. Baylor later served as longtime general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers.
The bronze figure stands on the outdoor plaza outside Crypto.com Arena, reachable on foot from the Figueroa Street side at street level. It is a public monument with no admission, and the plaza is open around the clock, so it can be seen by day or under the arena lights at night.
The sculpture was made by Omri Amrany and Gary Tillery, the artists behind several other sports monuments in the United States. It was unveiled in 2018 outside Crypto.com Arena, where Baylor played for the Los Angeles Lakers; he later served as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers.
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