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An NBA season rookie Cleveland Cavaliers jersey autographed by LeBron James and a high school basketball vest worn by Barack Obama are among the items expected to generate buzz at a Dec. 4 auction in Beverly. Hills.
James’ jersey, signed and gifted by the NBA legend during his 2003-04 rookie season, is considered the oldest known LeBron James autograph on a game-worn jersey according to Juliens Auctions, which is estimated to reach between $ 100,000 and $ 200,000 when finished. under the hammer.
Since entering the league as a highly touted rookie, James has won four NBA titles with three different teams, most recently with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 in the NBA’s quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida.
He earned a fourth NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award, second only to six from NBA icon Michael Jordan, and reignited the debate over whether he has or can impersonate Jordan as the best player in the NBA.
Along the way, she has become an open voice for racial justice, urging minority communities to participate in the political process.
His No. 23 jersey will be auctioned alongside a No. 23 vest worn by former US President Obama in his senior year in 1979 at Punahou School and No. 23 worn by Jordan on his official 1984 “Signature Day” with the Chicago Bulls.
Another NBA story featured at auction includes an official game ball signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and used in his last regular season game and used by him to score the finishing points of a record career.
The Spalding ball is inscribed “Last Reg Season Game Ball 4/89” and “38,387 Pts Lifetime” and is imprinted with “Los Angeles Lakers.”
It is mounted on a custom Lakers wood pedestal engraved with an embossed Lakers logo. Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA champion and six-time MVP, played his last game of the NBA season on April 23, 1989, his 1560th game of the regular season.
The ball is estimated to sell for between $ 300,000 and $ 500,000.
The auction also features artifacts from Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, including a set of confidential documents unopened for more than 50 years detailing the results of health exams for players such as Pelé, Roberto Rivelino, Carlos Alberto and Tostao, along with details of the team’s training. Techniques
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