After a one-year hiatus, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Auction has returned with new partner SCP Auctions now handling the annual event. The auction is now an online only affair that tips off Wednesday, August 3, and runs through Saturday, August 20, at www.scpauctions.com. In late 2014, the Hall severed ties with Grey Flannel Auctions, which had been conducting the … [Read more...]
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‘Sports Detectives’ Aims to Solve Memorabilia Mysteries
The Smithsonian Channel will debut a new series next month focused on hunting down the truth of what happened to some of sports’ missing treasures. Sports Detectives will go in search of items from some of the most iconic moments in sports history that have seemingly been lost to time including the ball used in the 1962 game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, the … [Read more...]
Whereabouts of Wilt’s 100 Point Ball Remain a Mystery
It's one of the holy grails of sports memorabilia. Along with Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning ball in 1960 and before that, the Shot Heard Round the World in '51, the basketball used in the Wilt Chamberlain 100 point game 50 years ago is still missing. Or is it? What really became of the ball after that historic night in Hershey Pa., in 1962 has been lost over time. … [Read more...]
