Albersheim's 2015 June Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/7/2015
"The Rockets began the 1993–94 season by tying an NBA record with a 15 – 0 start. Led by Olajuwon, who was named the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, the Rockets won a franchise-record 58 games. The Rockets recovered from being two games down to the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the playoffs, advancing to the finals. Houston was once again down by three games to two to the New York Knicks, but they managed to win the last two games on their home court and claim their first championship in franchise history. Olajuwon was awarded the Finals MVP, after averaging 27 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots a game. After close to a quarter of a century associated with the Rockets, Rudy Tomjanovich finally won a championship ring as head coach.
Earl “The Twirl” Cureton, who had previously won an NBA championship with the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers would finish his career with the Rockets (he made a brief comeback 2 seasons later with the Raptors) as a backup Center with the Houston Rockets.
- Offered is a 10K yellow gold salesman sample ring that is made of 10K gold in MINT condition.
- Ring is approximately a size 11.75 – 12 and weighs 38.5 grams of solid 10K gold (1.36 ounces).
- Marked inside the band is “Intergold 10K” (Intergold is a company out of Canada that produces the bulk of the Stanley Cup rings). Also marked “SS – 11097.”
This is essentially the same ring awarded to Earl Cureton following the team's 1993-94 NBA title. A circle of cz's surrounds an enameled Rockets logo on the ring's table, with ""WORLD CHAMPIONS 1994"" surrounding the presentation. One shank displays a ""CLUTCH CITY"" caption above a red-and-blue Jerry West/NBA player logo, and, on the opposing shank, ""CURETON"" and ""35"" complements a raised hardcourt motif. MINT!"
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