- Manufactured by
- Montblanc, German, founded 1906
- Used by
- Roberts, Michele A., American, born 1956
- Subject of
- National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946
- National Basketball Players Association, American, founded 1954
- Date
- January 19, 2017
- Medium
- resin and metal and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.6 × 14 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- This is a Montblanc blue ink ballpoint pen with black body (a) and cap (b), used by Michele A Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), to sign the NBPA's collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2017. The cap is detachable and has a silver clip and a silver ring around the base embossed with [MONT BLANC]. Incised in silver onto the side of the cap is a figure of a basketball player with ball. The pen has a silver tip and silver accents at the cap base and end. The pen is stored in black Montblanc box with white interior.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
- Type
- pens
- Topic
- Basketball
- Business
- Labor
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of National Basketball Players Association
- Object number
- 2017.22ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




