KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR SELLS MEMORABILIA FOR ALMOST 3 MILLION DOLLARS
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has received almost every honor that a basketball player could hope to garner in a career. He’s arguably the most decorated basketball player in the history of the sport. But now the master of the “Sky Hook,” has decided to sell some of his most prized memorabilia.
In total, Abdul-Jabbar put 234 lots of memorabilia — including four of his six NBA championship rings — for sale through Goldin Auctions, with “much of the proceeds” going to his Skyhook Foundation charity that helps kids learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.” The items sold for in excess of $2,947,872.25.