Basketball
Kobe Bryant’s jersey sold at auction for $1.2 million
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The jersey of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has found a new owner, Bleacher Report reports.
The game jersey the five-time NBA champion wore when he tore his Achilles in 2013 sold at auction for $1.2 million.
Bryant’s autographed jersey features a patch with the initials “JB” in memory of longtime owner Jerry Buss, who died in February 2013.
Bryant’s jersey was previously sold for $5.8 million. He wore this uniform during the 2007–08 season, when he became NBA MVP.
Bryant died on January 26, 2020 at the age of 41 in a private Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna also died in the crash.
Source: Sportbox
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