By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-01-18 04:18:25
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
“史上最佳球衣交换”似乎不再那么美好了。
还记得几周前的12月27日吗？马刺队超级巨星文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)参与了我们所见过的最暖心的球衣交换之一。简单回顾一下，当时马刺刚刚在布鲁克林击败了篮网队，赛后，文班用自己的球衣换取了一位小球迷的迷你球衣。这是一个可爱的瞬间，迅速在网络上走红。
史上最佳球衣交换 pic.twitter.com/mcJxJQXlJI
— 圣安东尼奥马刺 (@ spurs) 2024年12月28日
然而，仅仅19天后，这件球衣就被放上了拍卖台，据报道，要价1万美元。
几周前，文班亚马与一位小球迷进行了我们所见过的最佳球衣交换之一，并在社交媒体上疯传。
然而，今天刚刚宣布，这件球衣已经在Goldin上拍卖。你对此有何看法？ pic.twitter.com/hqHspq3dFP— The Collectibles Guru (@ ericwhiteback) 2025年1月15日
对于这一消息，人们反应不一，有人批评孩子的父母不让孩子保留这份礼物，甚至可能利用孩子牟利；也有人表示同情（他们如何处理球衣是他们自己的事，我们不了解他们的经济状况，这种事经常发生，等等）。还有一些人认为，即使你同意他们出售球衣，他们的举动也过于草率，因为几年后，等文班获得更多奖项（甚至可能是总冠军）后，这件球衣的价值可能会更高。
但或许最重要的是，文班本人似乎对此并不太高兴，他在X（原Twitter）上用一个哭泣的表情符号回应了这一消息——这是他本赛季除邀请球迷在篮网赛后第二天和他下棋之外的唯一一条推文。
— Wemby (@ wemby) 2025年1月15日
我对这件事的看法有些复杂。我非常理解家庭可能陷入经济困境，有时你不得不放弃珍贵的财产来维持生计，但仍有一些问题没有得到解答。如果真是这样，他们是怎么负担得起场边座位的？答案可能很简单，他们原本坐在更高的位置，然后他的标语牌被工作人员发现了，但让我们来谈谈那个标语牌。上面写着“文班亚马，你能和我交换球衣吗？”，所以很明显，这就是他们一开始的计划。而且，它显然是由一个成年人制作的。（当然，孩子可能想自己做，但需要帮助，但标语牌的细节如此精细，看起来孩子并没有参与装饰。）
最后，这个孩子很小，见到他所谓的偶像球星时，并没有像大多数孩子那样表现出追星族的样子。相反，事后看来，他似乎有点不自在。有没有可能他的父母让他这么做就是为了这个目的，即使是出于经济需要？我们不得而知，但我不想妄加评判。
我唯一关心的是，这件事不会阻止文班今后继续做出这样的善举。几乎每场比赛后赠送纪念品已经成为他的一个重点，以至于马刺队的工作人员甚至承认，他们总是为他准备很多额外的球衣。95%的球迷都会珍藏他赠送的礼物，所以，文班，继续做你自己吧。不要让这一件事改变你。
点击查看原文：Victor Wembanyama reacts to jersey he gave to young fan being up for auction
Victor Wembanyama reacts to jersey he gave to young fan being up for auction
“The best jersey swap of all time” isn’t so great anymore.
Remember a few weeks back on December 27, when Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was involved in one of the most heartwarming jersey exchanges we’ve ever seen? As a refresher, they had just beaten the Brooklyn Nets (in Brooklyn), and after the game, Wemby gave his jersey to a young fan in exchange for his tiny jersey. It was an adorable moment that quickly went viral.
Best jersey swap ever pic.twitter.com/mcJxJQXlJI
— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) December 28, 2024
Well, 19 days later, the jersey was already up for auction, reportedly at an asking price of $10,000.
A few weeks ago, Victor Wembanyama delivered one of the BEST jersey swaps we’ve seen with a young fan that went viral across social media.
It was just announced today, however, the jersey is already up for auction at Goldin. What are your thoughts on this? pic.twitter.com/hqHspq3dFP— The Collectibles Guru (@ ericwhiteback) January 15, 2025
There have been plenty of reactions to this news, ranging from criticism of the child’s parents for not letting him keep the gift or possibly even using him for exploitation, to more sympathetic views (it’s their business what they do with it, we don’t know about their financial situation, this happens all the time, etc.). There have also been suggestions that even if you agree with them selling it, they’re acting too soon since it could be worth much more in just a few years, once Wemby has more awards (and possibly championships) on his resume.
But perhaps most importantly, Wemby himself didn’t seem too pleased, as he reacted to the news on X with a crying emoji — his only tweet this season outside of his invitation to fans to come play chess with him in New York the day after that same Nets game.
— Wemby (@ wemby) January 15, 2025
My opinion of this situation is somewhat mixed. I understand all too well that families can fall on hard financial times, and sometimes you have to let go of prized possessions to get by, but there’s still some questions left unanswered. If that is the case, how did they afford courtside seats? The answer could be as simple as they were seated higher up, and his sign was spotted by staff, but let’s talk about that sign. It reads “Victor Wembanyama, will you please swap jerseys with me,” so clearly this was the plan all along. It was also clearly created by an adult. (Which, sure, he may have wanted to make it and needed help, but the details are so fine that it doesn’t look like he had any part in decorating it.)
Finally, the kid is very young and wasn’t exactly acting star stuck to meet his supposed favorite player like most kids are. If anything, in hindsight he seemed a little uncomfortable. Is it possible his parents put him up to the task for this exact reason, even if it came from a place of need? There’s no telling, but I’m not one to judge.
All I care about is that it doesn’t prevent Wemby from committing such acts of kindness going forward. Giving away memorabilia after nearly every game has become a point of emphasis for him, to the point that the Spurs staff have even admitted they always have plenty of extra jerseys on hand for him. Odds are 95% of the fans he gives gifts to will keep and cherish their treasure, so keep being you, Wemby. Don’t let this one instance change that.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock