Former Bull Selling Championship Rings

Chicago Bulls fans will remember "Downtown" Randy Brown as a solid bench player during the Bulls three-peat from 1995-1998. Brown spent 12 years in the NBA, five of them with the Bulls. He was one of the few players from the Bulls championship teams to stay after the departure of Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. Although Brown averaged only 5.3 points per game during his career with the Bulls, he was a favorite amongst the fans. He retired in 2003.

But the former Bull has fallen on hard times.

On April 23, Brown was fired from his position as assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings, along with three other assistants and interim coach Kenny Natt.

Brown then declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was forced to auction his three championship rings. The bidding will begin online from May 19-21, starting at $19,000 for the three ring set. West Auctions, the business in charge of sellling the rings, said that just the jewels and metals alone make the rings worth $40k, which doesn't include collector's value. They anticipate the bidding on the rings to reach $75k or more.

I can't help but feel sorry for the guy. These Bulls teams were a huge part of my childhood and helped me to become the huge sports fan that I am today. I know that people will say that he was a professional athlete and that he should have invested his money better, but I still can't help but feel sorry for him. I hope some of his former teammates will be able to help him out during this difficult time.