Signed Kobe Bryant jersey sold for $5.8 mln

A signed jersey, worn by Kobe Bryant during his lone MVP season in 2007-08, has been sold for $5,849,700 with Sotheby’s, a record for any Bryant item.

Another record smashed at #SothebysNewYork!

Kobe Bryant's game-worn Los Angeles Lakers Jersey from his only MVP season scored $5.8 million today, becoming the most valuable Bryant item ever sold at auction and second most valuable basketball jersey ever sold. pic.twitter.com/HTbiwL0q3F

— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) February 9, 2023

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It’s the second most expensive basketball jersey ever sold.

“This jersey is iconic in a way we seldom see in sports artifacts,” said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectables in a statement.

“The image of Kobe wearing this particular jersey during the NBA Playoffs has permeated in popular culture, reprinted on murals, books, newspapers [and] has become a symbol of his fierce determination and passion that has resonated with audiences across the world.”

Murals arose around the world depicting Bryant in this uniform after Bryant’s tragic death in 2020.

Per Sotheby’s, the jersey’s lot includes a collection of photographs by photographer Greg Cohen of said murals.