1988-1989 GAME WORN USED ARMEN "HAMMER" GILLIAM PHOENIX SUNS AUTO'D JERSEY 50+4

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ARMEN “HAMMER” GILLIAM 1988 GAME WORN PHOENIX SUNS AUTO’D HOME JERSEY RIP.
WELL HERE IT IS, FOR ME THIS IS ONE OF THE PRIMO PIECES OF MY GAME WORN COLLECTION. A 1988 GAME WORN PHOENIX SUNS ARMEN “THE HAMMER” GILLIAM HOME WHITE SUNS JERSEY. THIS NBA & COLLEGE GREAT FROM UNLV PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THE YOUNG AGE OF ONLY 47 BACK IN 2011. MADE BY SAND KNIT WHO WAS THE UNIFORM SUPPLIER FOR MOST IF NOT ALL NBA TEAMS BACK THEN. ITS A SIZE 50 WITH 4 INCHES XTRA LENGTH THAT OVER THE YEARS HAS OVIVOUSLY SHRUNK A BIT DUE TO LAUNDERING OVER TIME. MEASUREMENTS ARE 23 INCHES FROM PIT TO PIT & 34 INCHES IN LENGTH.
ALL THE LETTERING IS ALL ORIGINAL & EXACTALLY HOW IT WAS WHEN IT WAS WORN BY "THE HAMMER" 33 YEARS AGO. IT IS A TRUE COLLECTORS ITEM.
THE WASH TAG ON THE INSIDE SEAM SAYS ITS MADE FROM 100% NYLON BUT TO ME IT FEELS LIKE A SOFT COTTON TYPE OF MATERIAL ALSO PROBABLY DUE TO THE WASHING FROM ALL OVER THE YEARS. THIS IMPECCABLE SPECIMEN HAS ALL THE PROPER TAGGING ON IT FROM THE TIME. A MEDALIST SAND KNIT SIZE TAG, A YEAR SWATCH AND ALSO A 4in XTRA LENGTH TAG. IT ALSO HAS ANOTHER BLANK TAG THAT IS SEWN ON TO IT (see pics).
I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING EVER WRITTEN ON IT, AS IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE THIS WHEN I GOT IT. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I'VE SEEN THESE TYPE OF TAGS, IT'S A TEAM TAG WITH SOMETIMES THE PLAYERS NAME OR NUMBER WRITTEN ON IT.
THE HAMMER HAS SIGNED THIS SWEET PIECE ON THE BACK IN MAGIC MARKER & THE BEST PART IS THAT HE EVEN PUT HIS NICKNAME “THE HAMNER” ON IT. MY FAMILY & FRIENDS CALL ME “HAMMER” ALSO, AND THATS WHY I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THIS PIECE FOR MY PERSONAL COLLECTION ABOUT 15-20 YEARS AGO.
I TRULY HATE TO SELL OR PART WITH THIS AWESOME SPECIMEN BUT MY MEDICAL DEBT FORCES ME TO DO SO. THE HAMMER WAS A #2 OVERALL PICK FOR THE SUNS IN 1987. HE WAS A 13 YEAR VETERAN OUT OF UNLV WHERE THEY RETIRED HIS JERSEY (see ceremony pic). HE HELPED BRING THE RUNNING REBELS TO THE FINAL 4 IN 1987 WHERE THEY LOST TO INDIANA. BUT HE HAD SET THE UNLV SINGLE SEASON SCORING RECORD WITH 903 POINTS THAT YEAR AND IS 7TH ALL TIME IN POINTS SCORED FOR UNLV.
I HAVE OWNED THIS PIECE FOR ABOUT 15-20 YEARS OR SO.
I BOUGHT IT EITHER FROM AN AUCTION HOUSE OR HERE ON EBAY (which is where I have obtained most of my collection).
I DO NOT HAVE ANY PAPERWORK FOR IT AS I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD EVER HAVE TO SELL OR PART WITH IT.
BEST & LEGIMATE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWESOME PIECE. LET MY LOSS BE YOUR GAIN.
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ERIOUS OFFERS WILL BE ENTERTAINED AS I REALLY NEED TO SELL THIS AND MY OTHER ITEMS TO PAY FOR MEDICAL BILLS DEALING WITH MY NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES.
IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFO:
.99 SHIPPING ONLY IN THE DOMESTIC USA. WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, I WILL SHIP TO THE EBAY HUB IN COLORADO, BUT THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR SHIPPING CHARGES TO YOU.