The amount is well beyond his expectations. ” It swept away all previous results for rings in recent years. “are surprised even the managers of the auction, SCP Auctions, of the two rings of Slava Medvedenko. For each of them, won in 2001 and 2002 with the Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal et Kobe Bryantnearly $127,000 was raised, making a total of more than $250,000.
For comparison, six Bulls champion rings sold for $256,000 at auction in 2020, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had made nearly $3 million from a larger sale of items (more than 200), including four rings a year earlier.
SCP Auctions will donate the entire sum collected to the foundation of the former Los Angeles player, which supports children affected by the war, in particular by restoring the sports infrastructures of schools in the country and by launching a network of sports clubs.
« It is planned to buy sports equipment for the gymnasiums of the damaged schools in order to allow the children to resume lessons and physical activity as soon as possible. Sport is a great antidepressant, and our goal is to bring happiness back into the lives of Ukrainian children said the Karapyshi native.
The former basketball player, who had not been drafted, served in the territorial defense forces of Ukraine, in kyiv, during the invasion of Russia started on February 24.
For the record, the Lakers, informed of his commitment, offered him their help in return with the sending of sports equipment to Ukraine, and the replacement of his champion rings after their sale.
