July 5th 2023.
On February 7, 2023, Los Angeles Lakers' future Hall of Famer LeBron James became the top-scoring player in NBA history when he surpassed Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The night was truly historic, and now a ticket from that game is expected to be sold for over $5,000 at an upcoming auction.
Heritage Auctions obtained the ticket stub and anticipates that its value can exceed $5,000 by the time the bidding is over. With a week to go before the auction, the price has already passed $2,000. According to TMZ Sports, the ticket was for a Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game at the Crypto.com Arena, the home arena of the Los Angeles team. It was for the second row of section 209.
The condition of the ticket was given a Mint 9 grade by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). This is one level down from a perfect Mint grade of Gem Mint. The Mint 9 rating usually means there is a minor flaw in the condition of the ticket stub.
Despite the potential to make a great profit from the used ticket, it will still be far from the value of James' game-worn jersey when and if it is put up for auction. Chris Ivy, the director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions, revealed to TMZ Sports in February that the jersey could be worth up to $3 million.
James became the NBA's all-time leading scorer when he scored his 36th point of the game, with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder. With that bucket, he reached a total of 38,388 points over the career of the Lakers forward, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar's record that had been standing for 39 years.
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