Kobe Bryant‘s game-worn jersey from his sole MVP season is about to hit the public sale block … and TMZ Sports has realized it may promote for a whopping $7 million!!!
The signed Purple and Gold threads are from Bryant’s 2007-08 season — the one time the legend received the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award in his 20-year profession — which he wore for 25 video games, together with 6 playoff matchups.
Sotheby’s, which is internet hosting the public sale, tells us the merchandise is the “Most worthy Kobe Bryant game-worn jersey to ever seem at public sale” because the Lakers legend “scored a complete of 645 factors over 8 months on this jersey.”
He averaged 28.3 factors, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per sport that season and led the Lakers to the NBA Finals.
What additionally makes the jersey so uncommon — Kob signed the gear by writing his first identify on the stitched quantity on the again.
FYI, that is additionally the identical jersey Kobe was seen tugging on within the first spherical of the 2008 playoffs — one in all Bryant’s most iconic photographs of all time.
“This jersey has influenced in style tradition in a method that’s seldom seen within the sports activities neighborhood, turning into iconic and synonymous with the picture of Kobe Bryant,” Sotheby’s mentioned.
“In California alone, there are greater than 15 murals depicting him on this jersey, with wings, American flags, and snakes within the background.”
The jersey is predicted to promote for anyplace between $5-7 million when bidding opens up on Feb. 2.
The present document for the most costly piece of Kobe memorabilia is a worn, autographed jersey from his rookie 12 months … which offered for $3.7 million in 2021.
Happy bidding!!
