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<\/p>\nA Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers jersey from his rookie season just sold for a bonkers $7 million at a Sotheby’s auction.<\/p>\n
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A photo-matched Bryant jersey from his rookie campaign in 1996-97 just sold for a whopping $7 million at Sotheby’s, per ESPN.<\/p>\n
The previous record for any Bryant collectible was $5.84 million. A collector paid nearly $6 million for Kobe’s game-worn jersey during his MVP season in 2007-08.<\/p>\n
\u201cDebut games are truly one-of-a-kind moments in an athlete’s career,\u201d said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of modern collectibles, in a statement, via ESPN. \u201cThey mark the nascency of an extraordinary journey, and for iconic athletes like Kobe Bryant, these milestones hold even more significance as they represent a singular moment in time that can never be replicated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Kobe Bryant’s Lakers jersey is now in the top five of the most expensive game-worn jerseys ever. Babe Ruth still stands at No. 1 for $24 million, while Michael Jordan’s Last Dance jersey ($10.1 million) and Diego Maradona’s \u201cHand of God\u201d jersey ($9.3 million) sit above Kobe.<\/p>\n Bryant averaged just 7.6 PPG in Year 1 in the Association, but that number skyrocketed to 15.4 PPG in his sophomore season.<\/p>\n Kobe continued to improve with each passing year, even averaging 35.4 points per night in 2005-06.<\/p>\n The Lakers icon is one of the best to ever do it and his \u201cMamba Mentality\u201d has been used all around the world in all walks of life.<\/p>\n Los Angeles is looking to make Kobe proud in these NBA Playoffs, currently battling it out with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.<\/p>\n The Purple and Gold trail 2-1 in the series after losing Game 3 on Friday. LeBron James’ 38-point effort wasn’t enough to get the job done as the rest of the squad struggled.<\/p>\n You just know Kobe is looking down and watching every single moment. He will forever be remembered for his greatness and work ethic, both on and off the hardwood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers jersey from his rookie season just sold for a bonkers $7 million at a Sotheby’s auction. A photo-matched Bryant jersey from… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n