LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Writer-director Spike Lee added to his New York Knicks collection by purchasing 13 items associated with his favorite team in a recent auction.
The family of late Knicks coach Red Holzman sold off 35 items that netted $319,341, according to SCP Auctions, which handled last week's sale.
Among Lee's acquisitions was the used original net from Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, won by the Knicks, and Holzman's NBA coach of the year trophy that season.
Lee paid $69,184 for the net and $31,517 for the trophy, according to the auction house in Laguna Niguel, California.