Sotheby's new Sports Week event will be auctioning off sports memorabilia and other items from greats like Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and more.
Slated to kick off on April 5, the series will include six live and online auctions in New York. The auctioneer has more than 350 pieces of sports memorabilia that will go under the hammer from superstars such as, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky, and Muhammed Ali. Included in the lot is everything from game-worn jerseys to iconic sneakers with estimates from $500 to $6 million.
A LeBron James Lakers jersey and Muhammed Ali’s match-worn shorts will go under the hammer during SOtheby’s Sports Week auction.Among the Sports Week highlights is a pair of Ali’s match-worn shorts from his circa 1975 Thrilla in Manila match, a legendary battle between Ali and boxer Joe Frazier. The white satin trunks, which have been signed by Ali and inscribed by his assistant Drew “Bundini” Brown, are predicted to fetch anywhere from $4 million to $6 million.
If you’re a basketball fan, the most coveted item on the auction block is Jordan’s game-worn Air Jordan 11s from the 1996 NBA Finals. The sneakers, which are listed between $200,000 and $400,000, were individually gifted to two former Seattle Supersonics ballboys. You’ll also have the opportunity to bid on Bryant’s adidas Top Ten kicks, which he wore throughout his rookie season and his Los Angeles Lakers jersey from Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals .
Additionally, the jerseys that Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu wore during this year’s three-point contest are available for bidding. Also on the block is Wayne Gretzky’s game-worn St. Louis Blues jersey from the 1995-1996 season , Ernie Banks’s jersey from when he hit his 500th home run , and Jordan’s signed, game-worn “Shattered Backboard” jersey from 1985 . Altogether, the entire lot is predicted to sell for over $12 million.Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report.
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