Sotheby’s is putting one of the most dramatic pieces of modern NBA history on the auction block: the game-used basketball from OG Anunoby’s “The Hand of OG” tip-in during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. The ball, featured in Sotheby’s NBA Auctions Premier: 2026 Finals, is tied to the New York Knicks’ stunning comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs. According to Business Insider, bidding opens June 30, with appraisers estimating the ball could sell for millions because of its connection to the Knicks’ first championship run in decades and the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
The sale is not just about one ball. It signals how quickly NBA Finals memorabilia has become a luxury market. Sotheby’s 2026 Finals collection also includes Jalen Brunson’s Game 1 Knicks jersey, Victor Wembanyama’s Game 3 Spurs jersey, OG Anunoby’s Game 1 jersey, NBA Finals court panels from New York, and the Game 5 championship-clinching net.
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The NBA and Sotheby’s have been building toward this moment since announcing a multiyear partnership in 2023, making Sotheby’s the league’s “Official Game-Worn Source,” according to NBA.com. At the time, Sotheby’s executive Brahm Wachter said the platform gives fans and collectors a chance to own NBA history with an “unparalleled level of trust and assurance.”
Past Finals-related auctions show why the “Hand of OG” ball could attract major money. Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals “Last Dance” Game 1 jersey sold for $10.091 million, setting a massive benchmark for game-worn basketball memorabilia, according to Sotheby’s. LeBron James’ 2013 NBA Finals Game 7 Miami Heat jersey sold for $3.68 million after the championship-clinching performance that helped secure his second title.
Kobe Bryant’s Finals memorabilia has also proven the market for championship artifacts is not slowing down. Sotheby’s listed the 2000 NBA Finals Game 6 championship-clinching ball, tied to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s first Lakers title together, while ESPN reported that signed Lakers championship basketballs from 2000 and 2001 sold for $508,000 and $317,500.
Now, the Knicks’ historic Finals comeback has its own collectible centerpiece. For fans, it is a basketball. For collectors, it may be the physical proof of the night New York turned a miracle comeback into championship lore.
