Today, the United States Basketball Writers Association gave an award to the most outstanding player in men’s college basketball, as it has done every year since 1959. In 2005, the USBWA commissioned a trophy of Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson to represent the award, and so was born the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the most hilarious damn trophy in all of sports.

The trophy was modeled after one of the most iconic photos of Robertson, but as you’ll see, photos don’t always translate well into statues.


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There really is no good way to hold this damn thing:

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They even made poor Oscar hold it himself:


So who took home the trophy this year, and how did he attempt to hold it in a way that makes it look like he is not penetrating Oscar Robinson?


Nice try, Frank.



h/t Katz