When this story first went viral, I wanted to take the contrarian take on it.
Everybody was killing this dad.
Being the diehard fan he is, Victor Wembanyama blessed him with his game worn jersey.
Something that would certainly be that child’s prized possession from now until the day he dies.
He’d probably wear it on his death bed.
He’d probably be buried in it someday.
That’s what everyone automatically assumed.
But part of me wondered if the whole thing was a work from the start.
We don’t know for sure that kid even knows what a basketball is.
He might have no idea what sport he’s watching.
He could care less about sports.
And I’m not shedding any tears for Victor Wembanyama getting tricked after a game.
There will be other jerseys.
It’s actually kinda funny when you think of it that way.
Immediately, I’m calling bullshit on this entire thing.
I still think my theory about the kid not really caring about basketball might be right.
I bet I can get more out of this than $73k".
That jersey got sold pretty quick.
Victor Wembanyama is only in his second season.
Not to mention, I don’t think that jersey ever even got signed.
Would that add some more value?
I’d assume so.
It could be possible he already has another buyer.
But some reason, I just don’t see it.
Maybe I’m giving this dad/humanity way too much credit.
Would a dad really do that???
Who the fuck am I kidding… Of course a dad would.
On some level it’s hard to blame him.
Borderline impossible to do I’d imagine.
There are plenty of potential problems a family can have that $73,200 could solve.
He could still keep it on hand for a “sell in case of emergency” situation.
I’m just using this blog to talk myself through the situation.
I’m trying to understand where this dad is coming from.
In reality, it’s probably an Occam’s razor situation where the simplest answer is the correct one.
The kid is a basketball fan.
He had a sweet moment with his favorite player.
His dad got greedy and sold the jersey, justifying it by saying his family needed the money.
Or at least sooner than a day before the jersey sold.
They were unsuccessful in their attempts to withdraw the item from auction.
Yeah I guess that seems pretty likely as well.
The picture of his kid was still viral when the jersey was posted to Goldin Auctions.
At least give the general public some time to forget about the picture.
No matter what the conclusion to this story is, the dad comes off looking like an idiot.
Especially now that his dad is dumping more money into a lawsuit over it.
By the end of this thing, the family is going to end up coming out in the red.
