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Re: LEGO NBA Draft has started...
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lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:25:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James Trobaugh writes:
Here are some shots of the first pics....looks like some people's wishes
might have come true.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thinice/NBA/bryant.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thinice/NBA/kidd.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thinice/NBA/kukoc.jpg

jt

Woo-hoo!  Bring on Mace and Lando!

Very interestingly, they have two colors here.  I'll have to display my
basketball ignorance here, but I don't know the players Kukoc and Kidd.
Does the tan head indicate an African-American with a lighter complexion, or
is this a new solution for Caucasian skin.  Either way, I look forward to
making my Lego world more diverse.

Bruce



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  Re: LEGO NBA Draft has started...
 
(...) Kukoc is caucasian, so it looks like they got around the "yellow" issue by making black and white players with out using yellow. That kind of keeps a balance in the LEGO world. jt (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: LEGO NBA Draft has started...
 
(...) Don't feel bad about not knowing Toni Kukoc, he was a pretty good role player with the Chicago Bulls during the Jordan era, but has done little else of note since then. He is from Croatia, so naturally he is white. Kobe Bryant is black, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)

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  LEGO NBA Draft has started...
 
Here are some shots of the first pics....looks like some people's wishes might have come true. (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.general) !! 

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