Ethernity's Master Collection

One of the most remarkable moments from Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles years came in Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals. With 45 seconds left on the clock, Bryant lobbed the ball over Trailblazers defenders for O'Neal to alley oop, changing the momentum of the game and setting the stage for Los Angeles to win their second Larry O'Brien trophy. O'Neal himself says the moment "solidified" him and Bryant as the "most enigmatic, most controversial, most dominant one-two punch ever created." After scoring the alley oop, O'Neal infamously pointed at the Los Angeles fanbase in celebration. By capturing this iconic moment in his larger editioned work, Maller reflects upon O'Neal's unique legacy in basketball and pop culture: larger-than-life, yet accessible to all.