Luc Longley makes public plea to help find two of his NBA championship rings
Australian basketball legend Luc Longley has misplaced two of his NBA championship rings from his Chicago Bulls days and wants them back, and he needs the public’s help.
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Attention — Australian basketball legend Luc Longley needs your help — he has lost two of his NBA championship rings from his days with Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and wants them back.
Almost a decade ago, Longley lent his rings to an Australian museum so the public could see them. The only problem is he can’t remember which museum housed his prized possessions and lost the email containing its contact details.
“I’m old now, so I’m allowed to be forgetful but I’ve stone-cold forgotten what museum they are in,” Longley said. “I think it is Canberra but I’m not even sure about the state.
“I’m sure they are still sitting in there somewhere but I’m just about ready for them back.
“At the time I filed the email but since then I’ve changed systems and I just can’t find them.
“So if anyone knows where my rings are, I’d love to hear from them.”
Longley was both the first Australian to play in the NBA and win a championship, teaming up with Jordan and Scottie Pippen to take the Bulls to a three-peat in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Longley usually keeps his championship rings in his safe at his property in Denmark, almost five hours south of Perth.
He has always been protective of his rings, especially after he thought he lost one a few years ago while attending a school visit.
“I took my ring along as an example but the little bastards tricked me and pretended that they had stolen it,” he said with a laugh. “My brother runs a midnight hoops event. I had a room full of kids and I was talking to them about leadership.
“The kids said they didn’t know who had the ring.
“Thankfully, they were baiting me and they gave it back of course, which was cool.
“But I was worried for a second — you don’t wear NBA championship rings.”
Longley has joined the Sydney Kings as the franchise’s new special adviser, which will involve helping the club on-and-off the floor.