Kobe's Deceased Lakers Debut Season Uniform Sold at KRW 10 Billion Auction

Kobe's Deceased Lakers Debut Season Uniform Sold at KRW 10 Billion Auction

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The uniform worn by NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in 2020, during his Los Angeles Lakers debut season was auctioned off for a large amount.

ESPN reported on the 25th (Korea time) that "the uniform worn by Kobe when he played in seven games in the 1996-97 season when he was a rookie was sold for $7 million (about 10.24 billion won) at Sotheby's auction."

온라인바카라 The uniform was sold for $115,242 at an auction in 2012, before Kobe's death, and its value has risen tremendously in 13 years.

According to media, the uniform has set a new record high among Kobe's items. The figure exceeds the record of 5,849,700 U.S. dollars set by the signed uniform for the 2007-08 season, when Kobe became the only MVP in the regular league.

In addition, it became the fourth most expensive game uniform ever after Major League Baseball legend Babe Ruth's uniform ($24 million), basketball god Michael Jordan's Last Dance uniform ($10.1 million), and Argentina's Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' uniform ($9.3 million) during the 1986 World Cup.

A Sotheby's official who organized the auction said, "Debut season games are a truly special moment in my career," adding, "It signals the beginning of an extraordinary journey, and for an iconic athlete like Kobe, these milestones mean even more because they represent a special moment that can never be reproduced."

Meanwhile, Kobe, a five-time Lakers franchise player for 20 years since his debut in the 1996-97 season, died in an unexpected crash while traveling with his daughter in a dedicated helicopter in 2020, four years after his retirement.