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Abdul-Jabbar's souvenirs bring in $ 3 million at auction
(Agence France-Presse) – March 4, 2019 – 5:19 pm
LOS ANGELES – A treasure trove of NBA memorabilia – including championship rings and MVP material from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Hall of Fame basketball career, raised nearly $ 3 million in prize money. a US auction Sunday (Manila time).
The former Los Angeles Laker, 71, has put hundreds of items on sale from Goldin Auctions (New Jersey), which brought in $ 2.9 million.
The prizes included four of his six championship rings and three of his most valuable player trophies.
The rings commemorating the titles of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s represented four of the top five sales at the close of the auction. The 1987 Abdul-Jabbar 14K diamond ring is sold for a maximum of $ 398,937.
His three MVP trophies (1976, 1974, 1972) all sold over $ 120,000 each. He has won six awards in total.
A ball signed from his last regular season game in 1989 cost $ 270,000.
Abdul-Jabbar said "that a large part" of the proceeds would go to his foundation, which helps to educate the children.
"Looking at what I've done in my life, instead of looking at the spark of jewelery or gold plating celebrating something that I did a long time ago, I prefer to look into the delighted face of a child holding his first caterpillar and think about what I could do for their future, "he said.
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