Larry Chicken game-worn jersey sells for greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars} – IndyStar

A Boston Celtics Larry Chicken jersey worn through the 1987 Jap Convention playoffs, together with two finals video games, has bought for greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars} — $524, 600 to be precise.
The jersey, bought by Heritage Auctions, had a bid of $175,000 when IndyStar wrote about the item last month. By Dec. 20 the ultimate bid, which ended the sale, had catapulted 200%.
“That 1986-87 Celtics squad was one of the vital iconic groups of that period, with Chicken proper on the middle of it,” Heritage Auctions stated of the jersey, “making this merchandise a uncommon relic of basketball historical past.”
Based on Heritage Auctions, Chicken wore the jersey for at the very least seven video games:
The jersey can be “an obvious match” to the one Chicken wore Might 5, 1987 for Recreation 1 of the Jap Convention Semifinals and it matches two undated NBA recreation pictures of Chicken through the 1986-87 NBA common season, in response to Mears.
A game-matched merchandise is extra precious than a typical game-worn jersey, says Heritage Auctions, which confirmed within the last bid.
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