Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2020
As a continued tribute to Toronto, the Raptors wore these "City Edition" jerseys during their 2018-19 season on six "Welcome Toronto" nights as part of the Drake-OVO-Raptors collaboration that’s been going on since the start of 2018. Toronto’s all-time leader in assists and triple-doubles and six-time NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry wore this jersey in three games during the Raptor’s 2018-19 championships season and the sweater is photo-matched to all three games!
Lory wore this jersey during the Raptor’s 125-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on November 23rd 2018, the 122-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on January 11th 2019 and during the 119-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on March 1st 2019. All three games were played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. He played 30 minutes and registered 15 points with a team-high 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals vs. Washington and he played 22 minutes and registered 4 points with a team-high 8 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal vs. Brooklyn. He recorded a double-double vs. Portland. He played 40 minutes and registered 19 points with a game-high 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and a team-high 2 blocked shots.
NBA and Nike Vaporknit logos along with a size 50 XL are printed in the collar and affixed to the back neckline is an NBA logo crest. The front of the jersey has a large gold chevron with "North" in black twill with silver trim. The chevron print, traditionally pointed down, has been reverted to point up, reflecting the team’s position as the northernmost franchise in the NBA. There are Nike and Sun Life patches on the right and left breasts respectively and the lower front of the jersey has the number "7" in single black material which is also sewn-on the back of the sweater below the "Lowry" lettering in single black twill. Affixed to the left front tail is a NBA Authentics/Nike size 50 patch with an attached "Length +6" tag on the right and an additional patch on the left with the NBA Authentication Database number "TORE 01450" which matches the one on the hologram on the included LOA. Applied above the patch in gold lettering is the text "We The North".
Jersey is photo-matched to the following Getty Images; November 23rd 2018 #1064638010, #1072156162 and #1072156210; January 11th 2019 #1094117016 and #1094117036 and March 1st 2019 #113331564 to the pronounced fold lines going through the Nike swoosh on the right breast all the way up to the collar above and to the crease created by those fold lines in the actual Nike logo. Additionally the garment is photo-matched to November23rd 2018 Getty Images #1064638016 to the pair of small loose white threads located on the striping located below the lower left underarm. Comes with an LOA on NBA letterhead, signed by representatives of the Global Merchandising Group and of the MeiGray Group.
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