This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/31/2016
Born in Akron, OH, Lebron James roots run deep within his hometown community. His loyalty to his friends, teammates, and home city are legendary. At the end of this season, King James delivered on his promise and brought a Championship back to Cleveland.
MEARS is excited to offer this lot for our current auction, as it is the first and only Lebron James MEARS A10 handled by our firm. Lebron wore this shirt on February 1st, 2006 against the New Jersey Nets. During the game, he scored a triple double: 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. We have dubbed this shirt “The Triple Double Akron Lebron”.
We evaluated the shirt and found the following:
Style: Shirt is the white home pullover with gold and red trim. “CAVALIERS” appears on the front with red on gold double tackle twill. “23” appears on the front with blue and gold trim. “JAMES” appears on the reverse with red on gold double tackle twill. “23” appears on reverse with blue on gold double tackle twill. The style of the shirt compares favorably to period image of James during the season.
Reebok is the supplier of the shirt and tagged on the lower outside. Tagged as size 50.
Game Wear: Shirt shows solid moderate game wear.
Notation: Written on the Reebok tag is, “2/1 NJ”. This was applied by Team Lebron immediately after the game and was used to track this shirt.
Provenance: Shirt was sourced from Anwar Stembridge, who obtained the shirt directly from a very close member of Lebron James inner circle. Mr. Stembridge was interviewed by MEARS on two separate occasions, and we are 100% confident that his story regarding the provenance of the shirt is authentic. His accompanying letter reads,
July 6, 2016
Anwar D. Stembridge
Akron, OH 44306
To Whom It May Concern:
The following shirt, 2006 (February 1st) Lebron Cleveland Cavaliers home shirt was worn against the New Jersey Nets. During the game, Lebron scored a triple double: 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. After the game, Lebron gifted this shirt to his friend, “Boot”, and his shoes were given to Cliff Robinson. Known by his street name only, “Boot” is a member of Lebron Jame’s inner circle and worked for him in Cleveland and Miami during Lebron’s tenure with the heat.
The shirt shows incredible game wear, and the tag was notated with the date of the game, 2/1, New Jersey. Made by Reebok, size 50, plus 2 extra length.
I, Anwar Stembridge, personally obtained this shirt from “Boot”, and consigned it directly to MEARS Online Auctions.
Regards,
Anwar Stembridge
Imagery Analysis: MEARS compared the shirt to an actual image from the game played on February 1st, 2006. The alignment of the lettering, numbering, and hole patterns are consistent when compared to the accompanying photo. Additional research was able to exclude this shirt as being worn in other games throughout the season.
Due to the positive imagery analysis and the accompanying provenance, MEARS assigned this grade a perfect A10 rating.
This is the first and only Lebron James game worn jersey MEARS Auctions has ever assigned the MEARS A10 grade. One lucky collector now has the exclusive opportunity to own “the Triple Double Akron Lebron”.