Overview
- The game ball that OG Anunoby tipped in with 1.2 seconds left to give the Knicks a 107–106 Game 4 win will be offered in an NBA‑backed Sotheby’s online auction beginning June 30.
- Sports business analysts and collectors, including Darren Rovell, have predicted the lot could fetch roughly $3 million even though Sotheby’s has not published an official estimate.
- Reports say Anunoby tossed the ball into the crowd after the buzzer and that Knicks executives later retrieved it before it entered the auction pipeline.
- Sotheby’s is listing the ball as “The Hand of OG” and offering it as the centerpiece of a Finals collection that also includes game‑worn jerseys, a game‑used net and court panels.
- The sale has prompted reported player frustration over inconsistent protocols for game‑used items and could increase pressure on the NBA and its auction partners to make provenance and retention rules more transparent.