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Leslie WestbrookI believe the photographer (or the player) chose to pose himself in that manner and the photo was taken vertically before it was artistically rendered for this card. However, I believe that pose was chosen so that it could be turned horizontally to look like a diving catch. That explains the green background--green was used to simulate the look of the grass field. If the "natural" background had been used in that pose, a horizon line would be visible behind the player with the card in the vertical position. Also, looking at the card horizontally, it appears to me that the player's shirt and pants sag down a bit as if he was rendered to appear to be diving. Again, just my 2 cents.