Led by one of the most prolific duos in NBA history in Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, the 2002 Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals to win their third straight NBA championship. O’Neal posted season averages of 27.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, while Bryant scored 25.2 points per game, while adding 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Samaki Walker finished second on the team to O’Neal in both rebounds (7.0 per game) and blocks (1.3).

Presented here is a 14K gold 2002 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship ring presented to Samaki Walker. The ring face features a wonderfully creative design – a light purple (Lakers team color) amethyst stone in the shape of a triangle, symbolizing head coach Phil Jackson’s famed “Triangle” offense. The word “BACK” appears on each of the three angles, celebrating the back-to-back-to-back team titles of 2000-2002. Three triangular-cut diamonds are also present (representing the three consecutive championships), all set among a bed of smaller diamonds. “LAKERS WORLD CHAMPIONS” reads around the outside in relief work, along with 14 additional diamonds. One shank of the ring is centered by the NBA league logo, and also features Walker’s name and number 52, and the Lakers regular season (58-24) and playoffs (15-4) records.

The opposite shank shows the team logo and year 2002, along with an image of a microphone with the name “CHICK” – in honor of long-time Lakers announcer Chick Hearn, who passed away in 2002. The words “SLAM DUNK” (a famous Hearn phrase) is also displayed. The inside of this approximate size 11 ring is stamped 14K. The weight of this ring is approximately 64.8 grams and comes with the original hinged wooden presentation box that features an engraved plate reading “2002 WORLD CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS SAMAKI WALKER” along with the team logo. This is the first ever 2002 Los Angeles Lakers championship player ring ever offered at auction!

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