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Jersey from Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers is displayed from his first match in November 1996 during a public exhibition at the Sotheby Show in New York on March 21, 2025 (photo by Charlie Tribio / Yves)
The auction house said that the Cuban Bryant shirt that was wearing during its Los Angeles Lakers season before its season and a normal season was sold for $ 7 million in Sotheby in New York on Thursday.
The shirt was identical to the seven games in its rising season 1996-1997, including its first appearance on October 16 before the season and the first day on November 3 in 1996, in addition to its media day in the American Professional League.
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At a price of $ 7 million, the element is the fourth more than the very of the “Babe Ruth” sports shirt ($ 24 million), the 1998 Michael Jordan finals ($ 10.1 million), and the Diego Maradona Argentina shirt from the 1986 World Cup 9.3 million dollars.
“Games for the first time really unique moments in the athlete’s profession,” the head of modern holdings in Sotheby Braham said in an ESPN.
“They represent the extraordinary journey, and for iconic athletes like Kobe Bryant, these features are more important because they represent a unique moment at a time when it cannot be repeated.”
The sale was a record for Bryant’s collection stories, exceeding $ 5.85 million, for the signed MVP season, which the game wore 2007-08.
The American Professional League champion died five times at the age of 41 in a helicopter accident in January 2020, who also killed his daughter Gianna and seven others.
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