This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2015.
“SPALDING” manufactured basketball with three custom white panels. The first white panel features the “BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME” logo and reads “Class of 2013”. The third panel lists all of the 2013 inductees reading: “Roger Brown - Russ Granik - Richie Guerin - Sylvia Hatchell - Edwin B. Henderson - Bernard King - Guy V. Lewis - Gary Payton - Rick Pitino - Oscar Schmidt - Dawn Staley - Jerry Tarkanian”. The ball has been signed by 8 inductees of the 2013 class including NBA players Bernard King, Gary Payton and Richie Guerin and Brazilian basketball player Oscar Schmidt (All-time leading scorer in basketball history). Additional signatures include WNBA player Dawn Staley, college coaches Rick Pitino and Sylvia Hatchell and long-time NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik. All signatures are done in black marker and in our opinion rate an almost perfect 10 overall. The ball is in MNT condition and holds air. Accompanied by a LOA from JSA and an additional LOA from John Doleva, President & CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame.