1969-1970 Topps Basketball #25 Lew Alcindor Rookie SGC EX 5

Sold For:

$1,020

Year:

1969

Auction:

2023 Spring

Lot #:

3322

Category:

Basketball Cards or Memorabilia

Graded EX 5 by SGC. Attractive mid-grade rookie card of Hall of Famer Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from the classic 1969-1970 Topps set. This example has brilliant colors, a strong image, light corner wear (weaker bottom two), and centering toward the bottom right. Abdul-Jabbar is recognized as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Holder of numerous career records, he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. The following year he was selected as one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players by a panel of experts. A solid example of one of basketball-card collecting's iconic cards. Opening Bid $300.