Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s UCLA Jersey Passes $1 Million at Auction
In exchange for the jersey, he traded his transistor radio. At the time, David said he did not know the jersey was game-worn, and he traded for it because he was a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA.David told The Athletic he did not have a place to display the jersey, so he decided to sell it. Read More on NCAA“Even growing up, getting married, having kids, the whole shebang, I just basically kept in good condition,” David said.
- ▪In exchange for the jersey, he traded his transistor radio.
- ▪At the time, David said he did not know the jersey was game-worn, and he traded for it because he was a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA.David told The Athletic he did not have a place to display the jersey, so he decided to sell it.
- ▪Read More on NCAA“Even growing up, getting married, having kids, the whole shebang, I just basically kept in good condition,” David said.
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By Sam Garcia0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Trading a transistor radio for a UCLA men's basketball jersey in the parking lot of The Forum in the mid-to-late 1970s has turned into a seven-figure payday for one man.The man, whom The Athletic referred to as David, acquired the UCLA jersey worn by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the Bruins' victory in the 1968 NCAA national championship. In exchange for the jersey, he traded his transistor radio.
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