Playing with a broken hand, Chamberlain wore the jersey jersey in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks.
Sotheby's Vice President Brahm Wachter looks at the display of Wilt Chamberlain's 1972 NBA Finals 'Championship Clinching' Jersey at Sotheby's Los Angeles Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The jersey is being offered along with a collection of memorabilia in an online sale Aug. 28-Sept. 27. 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 wasThe 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.
A collection of Wilt Chamberlain memorabilia from Wilt Chamberlain's 1972 NBA Finals including trading cards, magazines, newspapers and photographs are previewed at Sotheby's Los Angeles Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chamberlain's 1972 NBA Finals jersey along with a collection of memorabilia will be offered in an online sale Aug. 28-Sept. 27.
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