Overview
- Bidding opened November 25 and is scheduled to close December 11 on Sotheby’s platform.
- The ball was used in the Lakers’ 116–111 Game 6 win over the Pacers that secured the team’s first title since 1988 and launched the Kobe–Shaq three‑peat.
- Twelve Lakers signatures, including Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, accompany letters of authenticity.
- The lot is part of Sotheby’s Winter Sports Classic in New York, a roughly $30 million showcase of elite sports memorabilia.
- Other headline items include a full set of Chicago Bulls championship rings, Kevin Durant’s Warriors debut jersey, and Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers “Jackie Robinson Day” jersey.