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Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson is one of the world?s most popular celebrities and is loved by millions of people all over the world. Though he has a tendency to avoid drama, the former WWE superstar was recently involved in an unfortunate controversy. A wax statue made in his honor drew major criticism from fans and ?The Rock? himself!

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In a recent podcast episode, a 7x NBA champion gives his opinion on the wax statue, and an unusual parallel is drawn to the likeness.

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7x NBA Champ draws a bizarre parallel

In a podcast episode of ?Big Shot Bob?, the co-host mentions Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson?s controversial wax statue. He mentioned, ?Funniest story of the week for me. Did you see ?The Rock?s? wax statue??

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7x NBA champion Robert Horry responded, ?Yeah I looked it up?a part of his head isn?t as round asThe Rock?s’.? The co-host then said that the wax statue looks more like Vin Diesel but Robert Horry did not agree.

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Robert Horry stated, ?To me, it looked like ‘The Rock’.? He described the statue by drawing a strange parallel to the Hollywood actor, ?’The Rock’ has more of an egg-shaped head, and that came out like the Mr. Clean head.?

?Mr. Clean? is a mascot and the brand name of an American-owned company called ?Procter & Gamble?. ?The Rock? was certainly not happy when the ?The Mus?e Gr?vin? in France unveiled the wax statue and criticized it too.?

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?The Mus?e Gr?vin? then redid the wax statue. The new version has darker skin and Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson’s face looks more natural.

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Another controversial wax statue that needs a ?little work? is the Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce?s wax statue in the Boston Museum.?

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Paul Pierce is a Boston Celtics great who contributed majorly to their iconic NBA championship in 2008. He is a ten-time NBA All-Star who is known for his clutch shooting and blunt trash-talking skills.

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However, many Boston fans were shocked to see Paul Pierce’s statue because it looked nothing like him. Sports Illustrated?also talked about Paul Pierce’s horrible ‘wax statue treatment’.

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What are your thoughts on ?The Rock?s? hilarious wax statue fiasco at ?The Mus?e Gr?vin? in France? Let us know in the comments below!

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Akhil Chakravarthy

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I come from a family of tennis lovers. However, I fell in love with the game of basketball at the age of 9 when my Physical Education teacher made my entire class play a game of basketball. Since then, I have been an ardent basketball fan who was obsessed with Kobe Bryant.

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