Creating a bobblehead that actually looks like a player is a tough feat. In the past, many sports teams have failed miserably at such a task. However, when the Golden State Warriors decided to honor the late Manute Bol, they nailed it.
It was Manute Bol bobblehead night in Oakland on Tuesday. In honor of the 7’7″ big man, the Warriors decided to make a life-sized bobblehead of him. No, really. The Warriors posted this photo to their Twitter page earlier this week:
You can do what @andrewbogut is doing here if you come to Tuesday’s #ManuteBobblehead game » http://t.co/nwI1rEDUwB pic.twitter.com/f5yhG0d94X
— Golden St. Warriors (@warriors) January 26, 2015
That is Warriors center Andrew Bogut, who himself is seven feet tall, standing next to the 7’7″ bobblehead of Bol.
The enormous bobblehead was on display all night at the Oracle Arena. The first 10,000 fans who arrived to Tuesday nights game received their own Bol bobbleheads. Though the giveaway bobbleheads were much smaller, the 10″ tall figurines are the biggest bobbleheads ever given away by the Warriors. A sizable tribute to the NBA’s former tallest player.
Luckily the Warriors bobblehead was a pretty accurate representation of Bol. Here is a look at some memorable bobblehead blunders in the past: