Knicks Legend Dick Barnett
NBA Championship Ring Hitting Auction Block
… Months After Death
Listen up, Knicks fans … there’s an opportunity to own a piece of franchise history — Dick Barnett‘s NBA championship ring is about to hit the auction block, just months after the legendary guard passed away.
The item is sweet … and has a bunch of odes to the NYK season. The ring reads “New York Knicks” and “World Champions.” Barnett’s name is also engraved on the side of it.
The jewelry also features the number 18 — representing the record-setting win streak the Knicks achieved that season.
The folks at Heritage Auctions told us they received the ring after it was sold in a private sale, and the new owner then put it on the HA block.
“It belonged to a Knicks legend and Basketball HOFer, and the fact it comes from an era when the recipients of championship rings were very limited, we expect to see a lot of interest in the ring.”
