NBA They belonged to a security guard
SThe Chicago Bulls champion rings that originally belonged to security guard John Capps They sold for a total of $ 225,840, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
They are the rings that correspond to the dynasty established by the Bulls in the 1990s by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who won six titles spread over three threepeats.
Capps passed away in 2018 after having worked for the Bulls for 50 years and appears in the documentary ‘The Last Dance’ dedicated to Jordan and the Bulls that was released last June.
Even if the whole lot is sold, this is the price of each ring separately:
1991: 39.360 dlares
1992: 47.970 dlares
1993: 45.510 dlares
1996: 24.600 dlares
1997: 49.200 dlares
1998: 49.200 dlares
Although the pieces have been appraised by experts, the truth is that the final price of the six trophies doesn’t seem overly high considering what you pay for other types of merchandising such as sneakers or t-shirts. Yes, the rings They did not belong to any player and are part of the replicas that the champion teams distribute among their employees. Still, the symbolic value they have is enormous.
In those six Finals to which these rings belong, the Bulls derrotaron a Lakers, Trail Blazers, Suns, SuperSonics y Jazz, the latter two times. Michael Jordan he was the MVP in all six Finals.
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