{"id":741131,"date":"2026-05-22T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/741131\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:54:16","slug":"bulls-championship-banner-that-hung-in-old-chicago-stadium-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/741131\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls championship banner that hung in old Chicago Stadium up for auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/chicago\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bulls;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chicago Bulls&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> capped off their first of two three-peats during the 1992-93 NBA season. To celebrate the achievement, the team created a championship banner to hang in the rafters at Chicago Stadium, where the Bulls played in the early \u201890s.<\/p>\n<p>That particular banner is now up for auction. It <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/bid.greyflannelauctions.com\/bids\/bidplace?itemid=58349\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:went live on Grey Flannel Auctions;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;went live on Grey Flannel Auctions&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">went live on Grey Flannel Auctions<\/a> on Thursday, and will remain up for auction until June 14. The banner\u2019s opening price was $1,000, but has already jumped to over $1,400 after multiple bids came in.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The banner, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, hung in the Chicago Stadium rafters until 1994, the final year the stadium was in use.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls moved to the United Center for the 1994-95 NBA season, where the team hung new banners celebrating their championship years. The team added to those pretty quickly, turning in another three-peat that started during the 1995-96 season and ended after the 1997-98 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Stadium banner up for auction is listed in \u201cexcellent\u201d condition. Time has caused it to take on a slightly off-white color. The banner also features some \u201cminor thread pulls,\u201d per the listing, though that\u2019s to be expected considering its age.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls surged early in the playoffs during the 1992-93 NBA season, winning their first seven games to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, where they took on the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/new-york\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Knicks&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a>. The Bulls actually lost the first two games of that series before rallying to win four straight games and advance to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls eventually won that series, beating the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/phoenix\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phoenix Suns;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Phoenix Suns&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> in six games. The series ended on a fantastic play from the Bulls, in which John Paxton drained <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ea-hs0IhY5c\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a game-winning three;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a game-winning three&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">a game-winning three<\/a> with just seconds left to play to give the team a one-point win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bulls capped off their first of two three-peats during the 1992-93 NBA season. 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