Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket that a teen found at Goodwill fetches over $89K at auction
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Key Points:
- A warmup jacket worn by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 finals was purchased for $3.07 at an Oregon thrift store and later sold for $89,600 at a Sotheby’s auction.
- Quinn Brown, a teenager who resells used clothes online, discovered the Lakers jacket at a Goodwill store and verified its authenticity by comparing it to photos and measurements of Chamberlain's known gear.
- Sotheby’s described the jacket as an “extraordinary piece of memorabilia,” noting its rarity as a photomatched item worn by Chamberlain during the Lakers' championship-winning 1972 NBA finals.
- Chamberlain, a Hall of Famer and two-time NBA champion, holds the record for most points in a single game with 100 points scored in 1962.
- This sale highlights the significant value of sports memorabilia, following a 2023 auction where a Chamberlain game jersey from the same finals sold for $4.9 million.
