April 3, 2024
George Mikan 25x28 Enshrinement Portrait Formerly Displayed In Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Naismith HOF LOA)
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When a player is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, there is an official Hall of Fame portrait produced and put on display in the gallery memorializing that player's induction. These portraits that hung on display at the Hall of Fame when the athletes were inducted are the equivalent of the Hall of Fame plaques that hang in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and capture the essence of the legendary player and are on display for the thousands of patrons that walk through the hallowed hall from year-to-year. However, with new renovations already underway, these official portraits are being made available to the public exclusively through Goldin Auctions. The pinnacle of any athlete's career comes when he or she are selected into that sport's Hall of Fame and for basketball, that ultimate journey ends in Springfield, Massachusetts at the aforementioned Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named for the founder of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, the Hall of Fame is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history.Since 2002 when the dome-shaped exhibition hall opened, each new member inducted into the Hall of Fame received their customized orange blazer and their black and white 25 x 28-inch portrait would hang for display around the domed ceiling on the
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