This past Christmas (12/25/2018) in a nationally televised primetime ABC game, the Philadelphia 76ers played host to the Boston Celtics and came up just short in a 121-114 OT thriller. Newly acquired Jimmy Butler, just a month after arriving via trade from the T-Wolves, dropped 24 points, five boards, four assists and three steals for the Sixers. Featured here is the photo-matched home jersey Butler wore that evening. The boisterous guard/forward, who has consistently been a lockdown defender and perennial 20-point per game scorer, looks to help Philly build on their 2018-19 season make a deep playoff run.
On the left front tail is the proper Nike manufacturer’s tagging including size “50” and a flag tag reading “LENGTH +6.” Also included is the coded NBA Authentics tagging. “PHILADELPHIA, USA” is impressed above the Nike tagging in script. Across the front of the white polyester jersey is Butler's player number "23" encircled by 13 blue stars in honor of the original 13 states of the U.S. A larger "23" appears on the back. Numbers are done in blue tackle twill shadowed in red. His last name – “BUTLER” – is arched across the back in blue tackle twill sewn directly onto the jersey. The arms and collar are sporting the Sixers red, white and blue elastic trim. A patch touting the team’s sponsor “StubHub” appears near the left shoulder, while a blue Nike swoosh adorns the right side. The official NBA red, white and blue logo appears near the top of the back of the jersey just below a gold patch that reads “3” in reference to the number of NBA titles claimed by the franchise (1955, Syracuse Nationals; 1967, Philadelphia Warriors; and 1983, Philadelphia 76ers). The jerseys shows appropriate game use with some fraying and stretching.
Includes LOA from Resolution Photomatching. The experts there have made a conclusive photo-match to the 12/25/18 game using several game images based on the alignment of the mesh holes with the custom stitched letters, numbers, stars and patches, as well as the loose and fraying threads on the custom-stitched letters and numbers.