The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for 7,73 million dollars at auction on Thursday.
The American spent his entire career with the Lakers, winning the NBA Championship five times and being crowned the Most Valuable Player once in 2008. The jersey was first sold for 115,242 dollars in 2013, seven years before Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash.
Kobe Bryant debuted for the Lakers at just 18 years old, eventually becoming a five-time NBA champion, 18-time All-Star, and one of the most iconic figures in sports.
He will forever be basketball royalty for what he brought to the game.
