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Lot 146

Two Legends of Basketball: Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell Dual Signed Basketball. A Significant Piece For Any Fan of Basketball JSA LOA. Autographed Official NBA Basketball hand signed by two legends of the sport both Hall of Famers, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Hating the term "rivals or rivalry, Chamberlain preferred "competitors". They became very close friends during their time in the NBA until Russell in an interview mentioned Chamberlain "copping out" in the 1969 NBA Finals. That began a 20 year falling out that was ultimately healed by both a public and private apology by Russell.

Bill Russell: NBA and Boston Celtics Hall of Famer and 11 x NBA Champion
Wilt Chamberlain: NBA Hall of Famer, 2 x NBA Champions, 7 x Scoring Champion, 11x Rebounding Champion

Superb signatures, a significant addition to any level of collector of sports legends. Two authenticiation sources. Full LOA by James Spence Authentication as well as an Online Authentics.com sticker. Estimated Value $2,500 - 5,000

 
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