Current:Home > NewsWilt Chamberlain’s 1972 finals jersey expected to draw more than $4 million at Sotheby’s auction-InfoLens
Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 finals jersey expected to draw more than $4 million at Sotheby’s auction
View Date:2024-12-23 10:44:12
Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction.
Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his memorabilia ever to appear on the market. The current record sale for a Chamberlain sports memorabilia item is $1.79 million in June 2023. It was for a jersey worn his rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Online bidding will run from August 28 to September 27.
The 7-foot-1 Chamberlain anchored the team that won the Lakers’ first NBA title. Playing with a broken hand, he had 24 points and 29 rebounds in Game 5 against New York and was named Finals MVP.
Chamberlain died at age 63 in 1999.
“This jersey holds an extraordinarily significant place in the history of Los Angeles, not only adorned by the man many consider to be the greatest player ever to step on the court, but as a relic from one of the greatest franchises in sports history,” said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectibles.”
The jersey is being offered with a collection depicting it in magazines, newspapers, photographs, trading cards and more. It will be on display for the public at the Sotheby’s Los Angeles gallery from August 2 to August 31.
Chamberlain is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and a four-time NBA most valuable player. He scored 100 points in a game in 1962 — a record that still stands.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
veryGood! (63)
Related
- Prominent conservative lawyer Ted Olson, who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies
- Peoria Book Rack is a true book lovers hub in Illinois: Here are the books they recommend
- Grammy Awards announce 2024 nominations. Here's a full list of the nominees.
- Moschino Creative Director Davide Renne Dead at 46 Just 9 Days After Stepping Into Role
- New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
- Man charged with killing a Michigan woman whose body was found in a pickup faces new charges
- The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Wins MotorTrend's SUV of the Year
- Classes on celebrities like Taylor Swift and Rick Ross are engaging a new generation of law students
- Jana Kramer’s Ex Mike Caussin Shares Resentment Over Her Child Support Payments
- Are banks open today or on Veterans Day? Is the post office closed? Here's what to know.
Ranking
- Halle Berry Rocks Sheer Dress She Wore to 2002 Oscars 22 Years Later
- Lyrics can be used as evidence during rapper Young Thug's trial on gang and racketeering charges, judge rules
- Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz drops out of governor’s race to run for Congress
- 100 cruise passengers injured, some flung to the floor and holding on for dear life as ship hits fierce storm on way to U.K.
- Lions find way to win, Bears in tough spot: Best (and worst) from NFL Week 10
- IRS announces new tax brackets for 2024. What does that mean for you?
- Why Coleen Rooney Was Finally Ready to Tell the Whole Wagatha Christie Story
- Let's Take a Moment to Appreciate Every Lavish Detail of Paris Hilton's 3-Day Wedding
Recommendation
-
Louisiana man kills himself and his 1-year-old daughter after a pursuit
-
Forever Chemicals’ Toxic Legacy at Chicago’s Airports
-
Horoscopes Today, November 10, 2023
-
This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time
-
Shaboozey to headline halftime show of Lions-Bears game on Thanksgiving
-
RHOP's Karen Huger Reveals Health Scare in the Most Grand Dame Way Possible
-
Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds
-
Hollywood actors union board votes to approve the deal with studios that ended the strike