Goldin Elite Auction Ending May 22-23
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/23/2021
This lot closes on May 23rd, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.
The 2016 NBA All-Star Game held in at the Air Canada Centre on February 14th was the first time in league history to be held outside of the United States. The 2016 midseason classic was the 18th and final appearance for NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook became the first African American in NBA history to win back-to-back All-Star MVP Awards when he scored a Western Conference-high 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals during the West’s 196-173 victory over the Eastern Conference. The 369 total points broke the previous year’s record by 48, and both sides exceeding the prior record of 163 for both teams.
Presented here is a red, white, and black Official Commissioner Adam Silver Spalding basketball signed by 23 participants in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. All of the signatures this basketball have been signed with a black fiber-tip marker and includes Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard, Steph Curry, Western Conference coach Gregg Popovich, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, Al Horford, Kyle Lowry, John Wall, Dwayne Wade, Isaiah Thomas, James Harden, Kevin Durant, 2016 All-Star MVP Russell Westbrook and others. The ball features “SPALDING” and the Spalding “S” logo stamped in metallic silver on a black and white panel on the basketball. “OFFICIAL ALL-STAR BALL @NBA” is stamped in metallic silver next to a silver NBA “Logoman” logo and the facsimile signature of Commissioner Adam Silver. “TO 16” is stamped in white on a red background featuring a metallic silver star. “Limited Edition 1345/1016” is stamped in black below the “TO 16”. A stamp labeled “NBA ALL STAR TORONTO 2016” is stamped on one of the white panels. A “NBA AUTHENTICS EVERY PLAYER EVERY GAME” stamp in gold is also labeled “MONEYBALL” near the inflation hole. This Limited Edition Money Ball is from the first ever All Star Game in another Country in Toronto CA and the All Star game was Kobe's Last All Star Game. The signatures are bold, and the basketball is in great condition. The 2016 limited edition #1345/2016 Official Spalding basketball signed by 23 members of the 2016 All-Star Game comes with an LOA from JSA (BB62427) for the signature.