Kobe. Shaq. Hugh Hefner.
A championship ring from the Lakers 1999-2000 season, issued to the legendary Playboy founder, is on the public sale block!
Hefner obtained the 14-karat yellow gold ring, designed to the precise specs of the gamers’ rings after the Lakers beat the Pacers within the NBA Finals.
The face of the ring is paved in real-brilliant reduce diamonds and has the phrases “World Champions” and “Lakers” on it. The ring additionally has ten giant diamonds on the entrance … 5 showing on either side.
The ring has Hugh’s final identify, “Hefner,” on one facet, together with the Lakers’ common season file (67-15) and playoff file (15-8) that season. There’s additionally a big diamond within the heart of a basketball with the phrases “Bling Bling.” The 12 months “2000” can be engraved.
The ring comes with the unique Lakers presentation field — which has “Hefner” engraved on it — and a letter of authenticity (LOA) from Hugh’s household.
Hefner, who was 91 when he died on the Playboy Mansion in 2017, commonly attended Lakers video games all through his life … and was good mates with late Laker’s proprietor Jerry Buss.
The Lakers title that season, which they gained largely because of the dynamic duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, was the franchise’s first championship since Magic Johnson led the group to a title in 1988.
The Lakers mowed down their competitors through the common season and defeated Indiana in six video games within the NBA Finals … the primary of back-to-back-to-back titles.
Bidding has already began … and ends later this week. Good luck!!
Source: www.tmz.com
