{"title":"Muggsy Bogues Signed Memorabilia","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuggsy Bogues built an NBA career on quickness and court vision, becoming one of the most recognizable Charlotte Hornets guards of his era. His signature carries extra appeal because of his standing as the shortest player in modern NBA history, a detail that makes his autographed items conversation pieces for basketball collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection features signed Muggsy Bogues jerseys, including Charlotte Hornets purple designs and Space Jam Monstars black jerseys, several framed at 35x39 inches for wall display. Also included is a signed photo shared with Larry Johnson, authenticated by World Memorabilia. Pieces carry PSA\/DNA or Beckett BAS certification, so buyers should check the COA type, framing, and jersey style when comparing items.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"muggsy-bogues-larry-johnson-signed-hornets-16x20-photo-awm-charlotte-hornets","title":"Muggsy Bogues Larry Johnson Signed Photo with World Memorabilia Hologram","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet ready to own a piece of basketball history! This incredible photo, measuring approximately 16\" x 20\", is a slam dunk for any collector. It's been personally hand-signed by two legendary figures of the game: the lightning-quick Muggsy Bogues and the powerful Larry Johnson! Imagine the stories these signatures could tell, bringing you closer to the unforgettable moments these icons created on the court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"loa-snippet\"\u003eThe lot \/ autograph(s) includes an official All World Memorabilia hologram for absolute authenticity, giving you ultimate peace of mind. This isn't just any autograph; it's a verified piece of sports history, backed by the trusted All World Memorabilia hologram. You're not just getting a signature; you're securing a genuine treasure, ensuring its value and legacy for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthentication: All World Memorabilia Hologram\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Price Is Right Miami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47675308802280,"sku":"47675308802280","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/muggsy-bogues-larry-johnson-signed-photo-world-memorabilia-hologram-vintage-treasures-849.webp?v=1757691037"},{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-muggsy-bogues-35x39-space-jam-monstars-black-basketball-jersey-psa-dna-coa","title":"Framed 35x39 Autographed\/Signed Muggsy Bogues Space Jam Monstars Black Basketball Jersey PSA\/DNA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏀 \u003cstrong\u003eFramed Autographed Muggsy Bogues Space Jam Monstars Black Basketball Jersey PSA\/DNA COA — Baltimore Maryland Cherry Hill, Shortest Player in NBA History at 5 Foot 3 Inches, Charlotte Hornets, 1996 Space Jam with Michael Jordan, Monstars Villain Jersey — Framed 35x39 Wall Ready Hang It Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe black Monstars jersey. One of the most recognizable jerseys in the history of film — the uniform of the alien villains in the 1996 Warner Bros. film Space Jam, the Monstars who stole the basketball talents of five NBA players and played against the Looney Tunes for the freedom of the Tune Squad. And this one is signed by Muggsy Bogues — one of those five NBA players whose talent the Monstars took, one of the most beloved and unique players the sport has ever produced. Authenticated by PSA\/DNA. Framed at 35x39. Wall-ready to hang today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 \u003cstrong\u003eMuggsy Bogues — Baltimore, Maryland; 5 Foot 3 Inches; The Shortest Player in NBA History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuggsy Bogues was born January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland — the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore, one of the working-class communities near the waterfront where basketball was played on outdoor courts and the game was both recreation and survival. Bogues grew up in the Cherry Hill housing projects and eventually played college ball at Wake Forest, where he demonstrated the quickness, the court vision, and the defensive instinct that would define his professional career. He was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft and eventually became the point guard of the Charlotte Hornets — the expansion franchise that made Bogues, at 5 foot 3 inches, the most improbable success story in NBA history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003eSpace Jam 1996 — The Monstars; The NBA Players; The Film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpace Jam (1996) starred Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. The plot: the Monstars, cartoon alien villains, steal the basketball talents of five NBA players — Muggsy Bogues, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, and Shawn Bradley — and the Looney Tunes must recruit Jordan to defeat the Monstars in a basketball game to win back the players freedom. Bogues, who at 5 foot 3 inches represented the most dramatic version of the talent-stealing concept, became one of the iconic figures of the film. The Monstars black jersey — the villain uniform from the film — signed by Bogues makes for one of the most unique and conversation-starting collector items in basketball memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Hornets; The Most Unique Player in NBA History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuggsy Bogues played 14 seasons in the NBA — succeeding at the highest level of professional basketball at a height that every scout, coach, and GM would have said was impossible. He led the Charlotte Hornets in assists for years, was one of the quickest defenders in the game, and showed every young basketball player who was told they were too small that determination and skill can overcome the most apparent physical limitations. His career is one of the most inspiring in the history of the sport. The Monstars black jersey. Signed. Authenticated by PSA\/DNA. Framed at 35x39.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003eItem Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItem: Framed Autographed Space Jam Monstars Black Basketball Jersey — signed by Muggsy Bogues. Frame: 35x39 inches. Authentication: PSA\/DNA COA included. Signer: Muggsy (Tyrone Curtis) Bogues. Born: January 9, 1965, Baltimore, Maryland. Height: 5 ft 3 in — shortest player in NBA history. NBA: Washington Bullets (1987-1988), Charlotte Hornets (1988-1997), Golden State Warriors (1997-1999), Toronto Raptors (1999), Dallas Mavericks (1999-2001). Film: Space Jam (1996) — one of the five NBA players whose talent was stolen by the Monstars. Display: FRAMED — 35x39, wall-ready, hang it today. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🎬 Baltimore. Cherry Hill. 5 foot 3 inches. The NBA at its most improbable. Space Jam. The Monstars black. Signed by one of the five. Framed at 35x39. Authenticated by PSA\/DNA. 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This autographed Charlotte Hornets purple basketball jersey, authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) with a Certificate of Authenticity, carries the signature of the shortest player in NBA history on the jersey of the franchise he made his home for nine seasons. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 \u003cstrong\u003eBaltimore, Maryland — The Lafayette Projects and Dunbar High School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 Muggsy Bogues was born on January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland — growing up in the Lafayette Court housing projects in a city where the intersection of basketball culture and community produced, across the 1980s, one of the most concentrated gatherings of basketball talent at any single high school program in the country. He attended Dunbar High School in Baltimore, playing alongside future NBA players in a program that won national attention for the caliber of talent it was developing. Bogues, at 5'3, was the smallest player on a roster full of players who would go on to the professional game — and he was frequently its best. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat environment — competing against and alongside players who dwarfed him physically, developing the specific quickness, court vision, and defensive tenacity that would become his professional signature — forged the player who would go on to Wake Forest University and then the 1987 NBA Draft. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003eWake Forest and the 1987 NBA Draft\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 At Wake Forest University, Bogues built the statistical and competitive resume that convinced NBA decision-makers to look past height and evaluate what he was actually producing on the court. The Washington Bullets selected him with the 12th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft — the 12th best player in the country according to 23 professional franchises willing to use a first-round selection on him. His arrival with the expansion Charlotte Hornets in 1988 began the nine-year association that made him the face of the franchise and the symbol of what the Hornets represented to their city and their fanbase. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Hornets — #1 in Every Sense\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ The Charlotte Hornets of the late 1980s and 1990s were one of the NBA's most beloved franchises — a team whose teal and purple color scheme became one of the most iconic visual identities in basketball, whose Starter jacket and merchandise became cultural artifacts of the era, and whose players — Bogues, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Dell Curry — gave Charlotte its first major professional sports identity. Bogues wearing #1 for the Hornets was the perfect symmetry: the player who proved that size is just a number, wearing the number that means first. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis game was built on speed, stealth, and the specific competitive mismatch that comes from being 5'3 in a sport of giants — a player who could not be shot over and who, at full speed, was essentially impossible to pick up in the open court. His career averages of more than seven points and nearly eight assists per game across 14 professional seasons make the case that the numbers were never the story — the story was always the basketball. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏅 \u003cstrong\u003eBeckett BAS Authentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏅 Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) is one of the two most recognized third-party autograph authentication services in the sports memorabilia market. The BAS Certificate of Authenticity accompanying this Muggsy Bogues signed purple Hornets jersey certifies the autograph as genuine — the standard that serious collectors and display-quality memorabilia require. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🌟 Muggsy Bogues. Baltimore. Dunbar High School. Wake Forest. Charlotte Hornets #1 — 1988 to 1997. The shortest player in NBA history. Fourteen professional seasons. A game too fast, too smart, and too good for size to define. Autographed purple Hornets jersey, authenticated by Beckett BAS. 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Authenticated and certified by PSA\/DNA, this signed Monstars black jersey is the collectible of Muggsy in a specific pop culture context that an entire generation of basketball fans grew up watching. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 \u003cstrong\u003eBaltimore, Maryland — Wake Forest — The Smallest Player the NBA Has Ever Had\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌟 Tyrone Curtis \"Muggsy\" Bogues was born on January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland — the Dunbar High School product from east Baltimore whose teammates and classmates included Reggie Lewis and Reggie Williams, part of the storied 1982-83 Dunbar team considered one of the greatest high school basketball programs in American history. He played at Wake Forest University before the Washington Bullets selected him 12th overall in the 1987 NBA Draft — making him the highest-drafted player under 5'6\" in draft history. The Charlotte Hornets claimed him in the 1988 expansion draft, and the most famous point guard in Hornets franchise history began his career in teal and purple. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003eSpace Jam 1996 — The Monstars and the Stolen Talent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 In the 1996 Warner Bros. film Space Jam, Muggsy Bogues was one of five NBA players whose basketball talent was stolen by the Monstars — alien creatures from Moron Mountain who absorbed the abilities of NBA stars to win a game against Michael Jordan's Tune Squad team. The film depicted Bogues losing his skills alongside Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, and Shawn Bradley, leaving him temporarily unable to play the game he had mastered. The Monstars wore black uniforms in the film. The signed Monstars black jersey is the memorabilia piece from that intersection of basketball and pop culture that Space Jam created — one of the most celebrated sports films of the 1990s whose cultural reach extended well beyond basketball fans. PSA\/DNA COA. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shortest Player — What Muggsy Bogues Proved Was Possible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ Muggsy Bogues played 14 seasons in the NBA at a height that every conventional threshold for the sport — minimum height requirements for certain scholarships, the standard assumptions about what basketball players look like at the professional level — declared unsuitable for major professional competition. He averaged 7.6 assists per game for his career. He recorded 1,369 career steals. He played against centers who were more than two feet taller than him. The Monstars black jersey carries that career — the career of the 5-foot-3 point guard from Baltimore who played alongside the best basketball players in the world for a decade and a half. PSA\/DNA COA. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🌟 Muggsy Bogues. Baltimore, Maryland. Wake Forest University. Charlotte Hornets (1988-1997). Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors, Washington Bullets. Shortest player in NBA history (5'3\"). 1996 Space Jam film (Monstars). Signed Space Jam Monstars black basketball jersey, PSA\/DNA COA. 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This is the Charlotte Hornets purple basketball jersey signed by Muggsy Bogues and authenticated by PSA\/DNA — a certified piece from a player whose career permanently redefined the physical parameters that the scouting apparatus uses to evaluate professional basketball prospects. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌆 \u003cstrong\u003eBaltimore, Maryland — Where the Story Begins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🌆 Muggsy Bogues was born on January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland — a city with a proud basketball tradition, a deeply competitive urban playground culture, and the kind of neighborhood environments where players develop the handle, the quickness, and the IQ that size alone cannot provide. Growing up in the Lafayette Courts housing projects in Baltimore, Bogues developed alongside Reggie Lewis and David Wingate — players who would also reach the NBA from the same Baltimore neighborhood, creating an extraordinary concentration of professional talent from a single community. From that Baltimore basketball culture, Bogues carried a style of play built on the complete mastery of the skills available to someone his size: dribbling, passing vision, defensive quickness, and an acceleration in the open court that separated him from every player he competed against. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003eWake Forest University and the 1987 NBA Draft — 12th Overall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏆 Bogues played college basketball at Wake Forest University — an ACC program in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where his production as a point guard was so exceptional and his defensive impact so measurable that he became a legitimate first-round NBA Draft prospect despite the physical attribute that every scout was required to document. The Washington Bullets selected Bogues 12th overall in the 1987 NBA Draft — a top-12 selection that validated every performance, every assist, every steal, every moment of open-court brilliance that Wake Forest opponents and ACC fans had witnessed across his college career. Being chosen in the lottery with the 12th pick means Bogues was evaluated as one of the twelve best professional prospects available in one of the deepest draft classes of the 1980s. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Hornets 1988-1997 — Nine Seasons of Teal and Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ The Charlotte Hornets were an NBA expansion franchise that began play in the 1988-89 season — a new team building a new fan base in the American Southeast, and Muggsy Bogues became the face of that franchise's personality as much as any star player the Hornets ever employed. Charlotte's teal and purple color scheme was one of the most visually distinctive brand identities in 1990s professional sports, and the purple jersey that Bogues wore across nine seasons in Charlotte represents the complete aesthetic of an era when the Hornets were drawing sellout crowds, developing loyal regional fan loyalty, and giving basketball the Southeast a team worth watching. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🌟 Muggsy Bogues. Baltimore, Maryland. Wake Forest University. 1987 NBA Draft, 12th overall pick. Charlotte Hornets, 1988-1997. 5 feet 3 inches. NBA's shortest player. Nine seasons of pure basketball. Autographed Charlotte Hornets purple basketball jersey, PSA\/DNA COA. 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He played professional basketball at the highest level of the sport for fourteen seasons. He did it with speed, vision, and a defensive energy that routinely made taller opponents uncomfortable. He is, without debate, one of the most inspirational figures in professional sports — a person who was told at every stage of his journey that his size made him unsuitable for the next level, and who responded by not only reaching the NBA but staying in it for over a decade. This signed 35x39 framed Charlotte Hornets purple modern basketball jersey, authenticated with a Beckett BAS COA, is the document of a career that reminded everyone who watched it that the game is played by people, not measurements. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🐝 \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Hornets — The City and the Player Who Became Inseparable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🐝 Muggsy Bogues spent nine seasons with the Charlotte Hornets — the majority of his NBA career — and became one of the most beloved athletes in the franchise's history. Charlotte adopted him immediately. The combination of his stature, his personality, and his ability to play alongside much taller opponents and hold his own created a connection with the fanbase that went beyond typical player-city relationships. He guarded players who stood more than a foot taller. He dribbled through traps designed to stop conventional players. He averaged over six assists per game across his career — numbers that reflect a point guard who ran an offense effectively regardless of the height differential he faced nightly. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔐 \u003cstrong\u003eBeckett BAS COA — Elite Authentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔐 Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) is one of the most trusted names in sports autograph verification. The Beckett BAS COA on this Muggsy Bogues signed Charlotte Hornets purple modern jersey confirms the autograph has been examined and verified as genuine. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🖼️ \u003cstrong\u003e35x39 Framed — Charlotte Hornets Purple on the Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🖼️ At 35x39 inches, this framed Muggsy Bogues autographed Hornets purple modern jersey is presentation-ready. The purple modern Hornets jersey connects directly to the city and the franchise, and Muggsy Bogues's name on it carries a story that anyone who watched him play will remember immediately. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🌟 Muggsy Bogues. Autographed Signed. Charlotte Hornets Purple Modern Basketball Jersey. 35x39 Framed. Beckett BAS COA. Shortest Player in NBA History. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. 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Muggsy Bogues is that story. At 5 feet 3 inches, he is the shortest player in the history of the National Basketball Association — a point guard who was shorter than most of the players he guarded, who had to jump to reach the rim, and who went on to play fourteen seasons in the NBA, compile career averages that would be respectable for a player of any size, and become the most personally beloved player in the history of the Charlotte Hornets franchise. This framed autographed Charlotte Hornets purple basketball jersey, authenticated by PSA\/DNA, is the collectible that connects to everything that story represents. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e💜 \u003cstrong\u003eThe Charlotte Purple — The Original Hornets and Their Iconic Color Scheme\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e💜 When the Charlotte Hornets entered the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1988, their purple and teal color scheme immediately became one of the most visually distinctive in the league — a combination that sold more licensed merchandise in the franchise's early years than any team in the sport. The purple jersey from those years is one of the most recognized uniform pieces in NBA history, associated in the collective memory of basketball fans with Dell Curry, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and above all with Muggsy Bogues — the player who wore that purple and became the human embodiment of what the Hornets meant to Charlotte in those expansion years. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📏 \u003cstrong\u003e5'3\" and Fourteen Seasons — The Career That Defied Every Expectation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📏 Muggsy Bogues was drafted 12th overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1987 NBA Draft — a selection that surprised many observers but that reflected what the people who had watched him play at Wake Forest University knew: that his speed, his court vision, his defensive disruption, and his ability to make plays for teammates made him a legitimate NBA talent regardless of what the measuring tape said. He spent nine of his fourteen professional seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, where he averaged career highs in multiple categories and where he became the face of the franchise in a way that transcended his physical dimensions. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚡ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Point Guard Skills That Survived Any Comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚡ Muggsy Bogues' career averages — 7.7 points, 7.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game across 889 NBA appearances — are the production numbers of a legitimate starting point guard at the highest level of professional basketball. His career assists rank among the leaders in franchise history for the Charlotte teams he served, and his defensive instincts, built on the anticipation and positioning skills that compensated for what he could not contest by height, produced steal numbers that challenged players who played the position at conventional dimensions. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔒 \u003cstrong\u003ePSA\/DNA Authentication — Certified Genuine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔒 PSA\/DNA confirms that the signature on this framed Charlotte Hornets purple basketball jersey was applied in person by Muggsy Bogues. The PSA\/DNA COA provides documented provenance and authentication at the standard the signed memorabilia market requires. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀🌟 Muggsy Bogues. Charlotte Hornets. Framed Autographed Purple Basketball Jersey. PSA\/DNA COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. 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