2019 October Legends Closing October 19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2019
2019 NBA Draft number one pick Zion Williamson wore this black jersey during the 2017 Adidas Nations tournament for his team, USA Red 2018. Williamson, the MVP of the tournament, was the star attraction and consensus best player in a tournament pitting the best high-school players from around the world against each other in Houston, Texas. Williamson led the United States with 28 points in the championship game, a 108-79 walkover of Asia Pacific. The future Duke star and Pelicans draftee added 10 rebounds as the United States led 48-27 at the half and never looked back. This event, along with the NBPA Top 100 Camp and a litany of outrageous dunks, sent Williamson to the basketball stratosphere like no other prospect since LeBron James.
This offered jersey is black, with gray-patterned side panels and shoulders. “NATIONS” and Williamson’s number “27” are applied to the chest of this jersey in white. A second “27” is applied to the back, also in white. Adidas and “Adidas Uprising” logos are applied to the chest as well. An Adidas size “XL” tag is sewn on the front left tail. A yellow tag with black text that reads “Victory At Any Cost” is applied to the front tail. Yellow accents are present on the back tail. This historic jersey represents one of the greatest pieces of memorabilia from the early career of the NBA’s newest superstar! This jersey comes with a letter of provenance from a source close to Zion and the Williamson Family and the additionally has been photo matched by Resolution Photomatching to the August 6th, 2017 game.
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