Noelle Quinn Custom SIGNED Sneakers
Item Number: 12
Time Left: CLOSED
Online Close: Sep 7, 2024 7:00 PM PDT
Bid History: 14 bids - Item Sold!
Description
Shoes sworn during WNBA game September 7th vs. Phoenix Mercury. Shoes are Nike Air Force 1's sized men's 10.5/women's 9. Custom sneakers designed and hand painted by artist Breanna Berry.
Coach Noelle Quinn wanted to highlight breast cancer awareness on her shoes. In particular, the reality that Black women have a 40% higher death rate when diagnosed with this disease. Both shoes are shades of pink, with breast cancer ribbons and hearts. One shoe honors Noelle's grandmother, who passed from breast cancer when she was 10. The other shoe includes the 40% statistic above statistic, along with the names of four women influential to the basketball community who have recently passed from cancer:Tiffany Jones Jackson, Simone Edwards, Tasha Butts, and Nicki McCray Penson.
Special Instructions
If present in the arena, the winning bidder may pick up the shoes in person from Coach Quinn immediately after the game on September 7th. Winners will be emailed immediately upon conclusion of the auction and given instructions on where to meet Storm staff for this opportunity if they are at Climate Pledge Arena. Identification must be provided and payment completed prior to receiving the shoes.
Winners not present in the arena on Septeber 7th may pick up from a Storm staff on a different date, or have the shoes shipped. Please note, shipping fees will be added if you request your item to be shipped.