A Wilt Chamberlain Lakers warmup jacket worn during the 1972 NBA Finals has been auctioned after being found in an Oregon thrift store. Reports say a 19-year-old shopper, Quinn Brown, bought the short-sleeved yellow jacket for $3.07 from a Goodwill store near Portland in January. The jacket is described by Sotheby’s as an “extraordinary piece of memorabilia” and is identified as one Chamberlain wore during the 1972 Finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks.
Sotheby’s valued the item at up to $250,000, with some outlets citing estimates of more than $150,000. The New York Post and Yahoo Sports additionally report the jacket ultimately sold for $89,600 at auction on Monday. Other outlets focus on the potential selling range rather than the final hammer price. Across coverage, the jacket’s provenance—its association with Chamberlain and the 1972 NBA championship series—along with its low thrift-store purchase price are presented as the key details driving auction interest.
