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The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during his NBA debut has sold for an impressive $7 million at auction which broke the previous record of Bryant items. The jersey was worn at Bryant’s rookie season in 1996-97 and it was auctioned in New York City by Sotheby’s. This is a landmark moment in sports memorabilia of any sort and it cements the legacy of Kobe Bryant even further.
The yellow Lakers jersey holding Bryant’s No.8 was photo-matched to seven games during his rookie year, including both his regular-season and preseason debuts. The significant sale broke the prior record for a Bryant item, a signed game-worn jersey that sold for $5.85 million from the 2007-08 MVP season.
This jersey has a unique place in basketball history as this was the start of one of the most iconic careers in all sports. Bryant, a 18 years old scored no points in this his first regular season game, on November 3 against the Minnesota
Timberwolves but he would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, take home 5 NBA Championships and earn many accolades throughout his career.
Sotheby’s said the jersey represented an intersection of the raw potential of a teenage prodigy and the polished greatness that was to follow, highlighting it like a symbol of Bryant’s amazing evolution from rookie to global icon.
The auction price of $7 million ranks Kobe Bryant’s debut jersey now joins the Elite club of world’s most costliest jerseys only behind Babe Ruth’s called shot jersey ($24 million), Michael Jordan’s NBA Finals jersey ($10.1 million) and Diego Maradona’s iconic 1986 World Cup shirt ($9.3 million).
This sale showcases the ongoing influence of Kobe Bryant legacy and sets another benchmark in the growing sector of sports memorabilia.
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