Dan Hajducky, ESPN
Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey, used in Sport 2 and the clinching Sport 5, exceeded expectancies at public sale at Sotheby’s, promoting for $4.9 million on Wednesday night time, a report for any merchandise of Chamberlain memorabilia.
Chamberlain used to be named Finals MVP, his first and simplest Finals MVP Award. (It wasn’t given out till 1969, his 14th of 15 NBA seasons; Chamberlain would take a seat out the 1973-74 season following the San Diego Conquistadors saga.)
The 1972 Finals had been remarkable for the Los Angeles Lakers, whose roster boasted Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and Pat Riley, coached via Invoice Sharman; it used to be their first identify in Los Angeles later Bob Snip moved the franchise west from Minneapolis in 1960, the similar future they drafted West.
The former report for Chamberlain memorabilia used to be the $1.792 million Chamberlain’s rookie future Philadelphia Warriors uniform fetched with SCP Auctions in June, which used to be the costliest game-worn antique (pre-1980) NBA merchandise ever offered.
The $4.9 million Chamberlain Lakers uniform is the 3rd most costly NBA jersey ever offered at public sale at the back of the autographed $5.8 million Kobe Bryant jersey from his lone MVP season (2007-08) and the $10.1 million “Last Dance” 1998 NBA Finals Michael Jordan jersey – all 3 auctioned via Sotheby’s.
It additionally turns into the fresh report holder for game-worn antique (pre-1980) NBA memorabilia.
