Championship rings and other items that once belonged to pro basketball pioneer and Hall of Famer George Mikan are on the auction block through a California company that specializes in jewelry auctions. Nearly 20 items from the estate of Mikan’s wife Patricia are up for bid on eBay through Saturday, June 28 including a 2002 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship ring from the … [Read more...] about George Mikan Memorabilia at Auction
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Kyrie Irving Signs With Panini America
Panini America has signed an exclusive agreement with Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Thursday night's 2011 NBA Draft. Despite having his first and only season at Duke cut short by a toe injury, the athletic point guard proved quite prolific in the 11 games he did play, averaging 17.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game while … [Read more...] about Kyrie Irving Signs With Panini America
Derrick Williams Signs With Panini America
Former University of Arizona star Derrick Williams – expected to be the first or second player taken in Thursday night's 2011 NBA Draft – has signed an exclusive agreement to provide autographs and memorabilia to Panini America. Williams, the 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year, averaged 19.5 points per game as a sophomore last season and led the Wildcats into the Elite Eight of … [Read more...] about Derrick Williams Signs With Panini America
Just Call It The Jerry West Barbershop
Jerry West made his NBA debut more than 50 years ago. John Humphreys has been collecting West and University of West Virginia memorabilia for even longer than that. The owner of The Court, a barbershop in the Allegheny Mountain town of Lewisburg, WVa., Humphreys boasts hundreds of West photos, autographs, magazines, jerseys and other pieces. Many of them are displayed … [Read more...] about Just Call It The Jerry West Barbershop
1968-69 Celtics to Reunite for Show Next Spring
Members of the 1968-1969 Boston Celtics, one of the greatest sports lineups of all time, will be reuniting at Rich Altman's Boston sports card and memorabilia show in 2011. The show will take place at the Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington April 1-3. The '68-69 Celtics famously won the 1969 NBA Finals by defeating a Los Angeles Lakers lineup that consisted of Jerry … [Read more...] about 1968-69 Celtics to Reunite for Show Next Spring