Jerseys worn in the Miami Heat NBA Finals were some of the items stolen.
The Miami Heat reportedly lost priceless memorabilia in an alleged heist.
NBA analyst Amin Elhassan told the Dan LeBatard Show Monday (July 29) described the incident was "perhaps one of the largest heists of this kind," in which millions of Miami Heat merchandise were stolen.
"This one concerns memorabilia. Authenticated memorabilia stolen from the Miami Heat, and sold for many, many, many, many, many millions of dollars," Elhassan said per a Sports Illustrated report.
According to Elhassan, he claims that not just one person is behind this heist and that they had insider knowledge.
"It was described to me, this is one of the largest, if not the largest, memorabilia heist in the history of this country in any sport," Elhassan continued. "Some of the people involved include a Miami police officer and someone with ties to the NBA."
Elhassan went on to explain that key players' jerseys, such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, and Chris Bosh, could have been sold on both the regular and black markets. However, it hasn't been confirmed which, if any, of those players' jerseys were sold. Timless pieces, such as NBA Finals jerseys, were also among those stolen, according to the NBA analyst.
"Game worn [NBA] Finals stuff, and this person was taking them and selling them both within the regular market and within the black market," Elhassan said. "What red flagged within the memorabilia committee is you never see people with this much stuff, right? You might get a game-worn jersey, but to get, like, a game worn, full set, NBA Finals for multiple players?"
The Miami Heat were victims of perhaps the largest sports memorabilia heist ever. Federal investigation is ongoing and will be announced soon. Broke this news on @LeBatardShow yesterday. More on @bballilluminati tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/EWr1DMgNCA
— Chillin in my Bacta (@DarthAmin) July 29, 2025
The Miami Heat went to the NBA Finals seven times: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, and 2023. The franchise has won three times overall in 2006, 2012, and 2013.
It's unclear if the incident is under investigation at this time or when it exactly occurred.
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