Kobe Bryant's Rookie Jersey Fetches Record $7 Million at Sotheby's Auction
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Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers jersey, worn during his pre-season and regular-season debuts in 1996, was sold for a record-breaking $7 million at Sotheby's in New York. This jersey, photo-matched to seven games of his rookie season, became the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey ever auctioned.
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Kobe Bryant's debut jersey sold for $7 million, setting a new record for Bryant's collectibles.
The jersey was worn during Bryant's 1996 pre-season and regular-season debuts and photo-matched to seven games.
It ranks as the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey, following items worn by Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, and Diego Maradona.
Sotheby's head of modern collectibles highlighted the significance of debut games in an athlete's career.
