Slava Medvedenko selling two NBA championship rings

Former Los Angeles Lakers F Slava Medvedenko is selling his two NBA championship rings from ’01 and ’02 to raise money for his home country, Ukraine.

The rings, on the block at SCP Auctions through August 5, 2022, are expected to sell for at least $100K total. The money from the sale will go to Slava’s Fly High Foundation.

The foundation aims to support Ukrainian children by repairing sports in schools in areas that have been hit the hardest by the war.

Medvedenko says he plans to use the money from the sale of the rings, which he earned playing alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, to repair or rebuild fitness centers destroyed by missiles, bombs, and artillery fired by Vladimir Putin’s military.

Despite having no military background, the 43-year-old, 6’10” ex-hooper — equipped with his binoculars and AK-47 — has served in Ukraine’s territorial defense during the war.

As Medvedenko continues to help Ukraine during the war with Russia, he’s already plotting how he can use sports to restore some normalcy and return prosperity to his war-torn country.