{"id":2007162,"date":"2026-06-22T16:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2007162"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:24:15","slug":"sothebys-is-offering-knicks-star-og-anunobys-nba-finals-game-4-winning-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2007162","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby’s Is Offering Knicks Star OG Anunoby’s NBA Finals Game 4-Winning Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tFor most New Yorkers looking to savor the Knicks\u2019 first NBA championship in 53 years, a commemorative T-shirt\u2014perhaps purchased bootleg outside Madison Square Garden\u2014will have to do. But for the lucky few superfans with a few million to spare, a far more rarefied piece of Knicks history is about to hit the auction block.<\/p>\n

\n\tStarting June 30, Sotheby\u2019s will offer the game-winning basketball from the Knicks\u2019 improbable Game 4 comeback against the San Antonio Spurs, in which the team erased an unprecedented 29-point deficit at MSG. The ball was used on the game\u2019s second-to-last play, when star forward OG Anunoby tipped in point guard Jalen Brunson\u2019s missed three-pointer, securing a 107\u2013106 victory. The tip-in sealed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and set up the team\u2019s clinching Game 5 in San Antonio two days later.<\/p>\n

\n\tSotheby\u2019s has not announced an estimate, though sports business analyst Darren Rovell has predicted the ball will sell for $3 million. The auction house has dubbed it \u201cThe Hand of OG,\u201d and it is being offered via online auction by the NBA, alongside 35 other Finals-related lots. Among them: game-used jerseys from several Finals games, the net from Games 1 and 5, and a piece of the court.<\/p>\n

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OG ANUNOBY WITH THE PUTBACK.<\/p>\n

KNICKS COMPLETE THE 29-PT COMEBACK FOR THE WIN.<\/p>\n

LARGEST COMEBACK IN NBA FINALS HISTORY \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/ZtWVWY6JsR<\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) June 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n\tThat sale is one of several basketball-themed auctions slated for the coming weeks under an official NBA partnership, with 109 items on offer\u2014mostly game-used jerseys from this year\u2019s playoffs.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile art remains the primary business for Sotheby\u2019s and its competitors, sports memorabilia and other collectibles have quickly become important categories as the major houses work to broaden their collector bases. As George Nelson reported for ARTnews<\/em> in February, 38 percent of new buyers at Christie\u2019s last year came through its luxury categories, which include handbags, jewelry, fine wine and spirits, classic cars, and memorabilia. (Sotheby\u2019s did not release comparable figures in its 2025 report, though it noted that 35 percent of bidders last year were first-timers.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe strategic logic is clear, Tad Smith, Sotheby\u2019s former president and CEO, told ARTnews<\/em> at the time: \u201cArt collectors are luxury consumers, but most luxury consumers aren\u2019t significant art collectors. Focusing on luxury expands the client base, makes the house more marketing-driven than sales-driven, and changes the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGuillaume Cerutti, former Christie\u2019s CEO, made a similar case, arguing that luxury sales have become the primary driver of new clients at the auction house. \u201cThe objective isn\u2019t just to attract them, but to encourage exploration of other categories, particularly fine art,\u201d he said. \u201cMany luxury sales take place online, which demystifies auctions and introduces buyers to exhibitions and live sales they might otherwise find intimidating.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for who might purchase \u201cThe Hand of OG\u201d: tickets for Game 4 ran $3,000 for nosebleeds and nearly $100,000 for courtside seats\u2014not that those on celebrity row were paying. Even so, if you can afford tens of thousands for a ticket, it stands to reason your pockets run deep enough for a legendary ball.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf forced to bet, though, I would put money on Knicks die-hard Spike Lee. His collection already includes more than a few iconic pieces of American pop-culture history\u2014and this one would fit right in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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