Auction for $ 73,000 shirt that Wembanyama changed with a young fan

ByDavid Mitchell
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Any object related to Wemby is highly quoted; The shirt he dressed in his NBA debut was sold for $ 762,000, a record for a rookie sweater.

A shirt that Victor Wembanyama exchanged with a young fan in December was sold on Saturday night for $ 73,200.

The star of the San Antonio Spurs He wore the City Edition shirt against the Brooklyn Nets on December 27, and scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 caps in a 96-87 victory. After the game, exchanged t -shirts With a young fan that sustained a sign What said: “Victor Wembanyama, do you exchange t -shirt with me?”

Wembanyama He agreed, holding a shirt of his youth size while posing with the fan. Less than a month later, the shirt reached the auction market with an initial offer of $ 10,000. Wembanyama reacted to the news with an emoji face crying strong in X.

The auction closed on Saturday and the offers gained strength in the last hours. The last day of the auction was inaugurated with an offer of $ 33,000, and the price rose from there.

The Spurs They announced on February 20 that the former All-Star would lose the rest of the season due to a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. San Antonio is still optimistic that Wembanyama It will recover completely earlier next season.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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