Sotheby’s is auctioning a series of sports clothing until April 12, including the outfit worn by Victor Wembanyama during the young talents match of the last All Star Game.
Victor Wembanyama could still unleash passions… and wallets. Several jerseys of the essential French prodigy of the San Antonio Spurs, like the outfit he wore during the young talents tournament on the sidelines of the All-Star Game in February, estimated between 80,000 and 120,000 dollars (between 73,000 euros and 110,000 euros) by Sotheby’s, appear in an auction launched on March 27, until April 12.
A Wemby jersey has already broken records
The contents of his locker room, linen, chair and bottles of water included – all estimated between 5,000 (4,600 euros) and 7,000 dollars (nearly 6,500 euros – are also part of the lots. In November, Sotheby’s had already sold 762,000 dollars, almost ten times more than the initial estimate (80,000 to 120,000), a jersey worn a month earlier by the Frenchman during his very first match in the NBA.
Sotheby’s has notably partnered with the NBA, the North American professional basketball league, to put on sale jerseys worn during this season. But the highlight of this sale is the new auction of the shorts worn by Mohamed Ali during his legendary fight against Joe Frazier in the Philippines in 1975 which could sell for several million dollars at Sotheby’s.
On display from Friday at Sotheby’s premises in New York, the white shorts with black stripes from the Everlast brand, worn by the boxing legend during “Thrilla in Manila”, have already been the subject of five offers, including the last at 3.8 million dollars 4.1 million euros). But Sotheby’s website said Thursday that the reserve price, the minimum amount set by the seller, had not been reached. The auction house gave no information on the identity of the seller or the minimum price.
A year after the poster between Mohamed Ali and Georges Foreman in Kinshasa in 1974, the “beautiful” of Manila between Ali and Frazier, who had won once each against the other, was another great match of the history of boxing. In the sweltering heat of the Philippines, then under the Marcos dictatorship, Ali won after 14 brutal rounds after Frazier’s trainer threw in the towel. “It was like death. The closest thing to death,” said the winner. Mohamed Ali died in 2016, at the age of 74, leaving an immense legacy for sport but also the mark of a tireless campaigner for the rights of African-Americans.
2024-04-05 04:15:52
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