Hugh Hefner’s 2000 L.A. Lakers Championship Ring Up For Auction

Kobe. Shaq. Hugh Hefner.

A champion ring from the Lakers 1999-2000 season, provided to the famous Playboy creator, is on the auction block!

Hefner got the 14-karat yellow gold ring, developed to the specific specs of the gamers’ rings, after the Lakers beat the Pacers in the NBA Finals.

The face of the ring is paved in real-brilliant cut diamonds and has the words “World Champions” and “Lakers” on it. The ring likewise has 10 big diamonds on the front … 5 appearing on each side.

The ring likewise has Hugh’s surname, “Hefner,” on one side, in addition to the Lakers’ routine season record (67-15) and playoff record (15-8) that season. There’s likewise a big diamond in the center of a basketball with the words “Bling Bling.” The year “2000” is likewise etched.

The ring features the initial Lakers discussion box — which has “Hefner” etched on it — and a letter of credibility (LOA) from Hugh’s household.

Hefner, who was 91 when he passed away at the Playboy Estate in 2017, frequently went to Lakers video games throughout his life … and was buddies with late Laker’s owner Jerry Buss.

The Lakers title that season, which they won in big part to the vibrant duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, was the franchise’s very first champion considering that Magic Johnson led the group to a title in 1988.

The Lakers slaughtered their competitors throughout the routine season and beat Indiana in 6 video games in the NBA Finals … the very first of back-to-back-to-back titles.