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A Goodwill shopper spent $3.07 on a Lakers jacket; its connection to Wilt Chamberlains 1972 Finals run helped it fetch $89,600

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Quinn Brown bought a yellow Lakers warm-up jacket for $3.07 at an Oregon thrift store. After researching its details, he contacted Sotheby’s, which verified its connection to Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972-73 Lakers career. (Instagram/@quinn.c.brown)

A teenager rummaging through used clothing at a Goodwill Store in Oregon stumbled upon a yellow Los Angeles Lakers warm-up jacket priced at just $3.07. While this appeared to be an ordinary purchase from a thrift store, it turned out to be a basketball history collector’s item. The jacket was found to belong to the … Read more