New York (EFE)
This sports garment was valued between 5 and 7 million dollars by Sotheby’s, which makes it the most expensive garment ever sold by the iconic player.
Kobe Bryant’s yellow and purple No. 24 jersey, which was sold by an anonymous owner, was worn by the player in 25 games the year he was named player of the season 2007-2008, according to Sotheby’s.
“This jersey has infiltrated our global popular culture in a way perhaps no other sports artifact has done before, and has become iconic and synonymous with the image of Kobe Bryant,” the auction house said in a statement.
In addition, the buyer, also anonymous, will take a photo lot of Greg Cohen, the photographer who captured with his camera various murals in which artists have immortalized the player wearing this shirt.
Kobe, NBA legend
Bryant had two official Lakers jerseys, one with the number 8 and one with the number 24.
Kobe Bryant was a legend of the NBA and the Lakers, where he played for 20 years and won five championship rings. He died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people.
At auction on September 16, 2022, a jersey worn by Michael Jordan in the 1998 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls sold for $10.1 million, beating the price of a Diego Maradona jersey sold to early 2022 for $9.28 million.
