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Five years after his death, late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant continues to live on strong in spirit. Fans continue to buy merch with his name and likeness, even if it costs them a large sum of money.
Plenty of Bryant-related memorabilia has fetched quite a bit of money at auctions lately. The sneakers he was wearing when he tore his Achilles in 2013 went for $660,000, and the jersey he donned in that game sold for $1.2 million. In addition, his old locker at what was then known as Staples Center sold for $3 million.
On Thursday, a Bryant jersey that was photo-matched to his NBA regular-season debut during the 1996-97 season sold for an amazing $7 million. It was the highest amount of money any Bryant item has gone for, at least to this point.
Via ESPN:
In fact, the amount of money that the jersey was sold for stacks up very well with other game-worn jerseys in any sport.
In his 20 NBA seasons, all of which were spent with the Lakers, Bryant helped lead the storied franchise to five world championships. He is fourth all-time in NBA history in career points, and no guard has ever scored more points than the 33,643 Bryant put up.
He, his daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a tragic helicopter crash just outside of Los Angeles in January 2020.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Kobe Bryant game-worn jersey sold for record amount
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Plenty of Bryant-related memorabilia has fetched quite a bit of money at auctions lately. The sneakers he was wearing when he tore his Achilles in 2013 went for $660,000, and the jersey he donned in that game sold for $1.2 million. In addition, his old locker at what was then known as Staples Center sold for $3 million.
On Thursday, a Bryant jersey that was photo-matched to his NBA regular-season debut during the 1996-97 season sold for an amazing $7 million. It was the highest amount of money any Bryant item has gone for, at least to this point.
Via ESPN:
In fact, the amount of money that the jersey was sold for stacks up very well with other game-worn jerseys in any sport.
In his 20 NBA seasons, all of which were spent with the Lakers, Bryant helped lead the storied franchise to five world championships. He is fourth all-time in NBA history in career points, and no guard has ever scored more points than the 33,643 Bryant put up.
He, his daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a tragic helicopter crash just outside of Los Angeles in January 2020.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Kobe Bryant game-worn jersey sold for record amount
Continue reading...
