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NBA Legend Bill Russell Auctions Championship Rings and Memorabilia

Did Shaq Buy Bill Russell's Rings?

December 14, 2021

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Boston Celtics icon, Bill Russell, auctioned his personal memorabilia this week at the TD Garden to benefit his MENTOR, to help in mentoring our youth. Did another former Celtic and fellow NBA Hall of Famer buy Russell's championship rings?

The Bill Russell auction we told you about last month tallied 7.4 MILLION DOLLARS for his personal items this week. The treasure chest of over 400 items included:

1956 Olympic Gold Medal = sold for $587,500

Bill Russell Olympic Gold Medal

10,000th Point Basketball = sold for $45,000

Bill Russell 10,000 Point Basketball

1969 Game-Worn Jersey ,Autographed, from Game 7 of the NBA Finals = sold for 1.1 MILLION

This is the final game jersey that Russell ever wore! What was the outcome of the game? Well, he won this ring:

1969 NBA Championship Ring = sold for $558,125

The final title of Russel's career. The Celtics beat a stacked Lakers team in 7 games in 1969. The Lakers had Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain on their team! Not only did Russell play in the game, he also coached; what a feat.

1957 NBA Championship Ring = sold for $705,000

This was Russel's first of his unmatched 11 championship rings. The Celtics took down the St. Louis Hawks in 7 games in a series that saw both Game 1 and Game 7 go to double overtime. Russel had 32 rebounds in game 7!

The two championship rings garnered a ton of attention before the night of the auction as fellow Hall of Famer, Shaq, said he wanted Russell's rings! As you can see on NBA on TNT, Shaq said "Nobody is outbidding me on that one."

Do you think Shaq was the high bidder on either championship ring?

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