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auction house Sotheby’s sold for $5.8 million jersey of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020, which was the third highest price for this type of clothing after records Michael Jordan And Diego Maradona.
The price announced by Sotheby’s after the online sale ended on Thursday exceeds the $3.7 million it raised in 2021 for the jersey of the Los Angeles Lakers star who has won five NBA titles. NBA and two Olympic gold medals.
“This jersey is iconic as we rarely see it in sporting goods; Kobe wore it 25 times during the 2007-2008 NBA season,” said Bram Wachter, head of Modern streetwear and collectibles at Sotheby’s.
“The image of Kobe in this shirt is part of popular culture: it is reproduced on facades, in books, newspapers and has become a symbol of unwavering determination and passion that spreads around the world,” Wachter congratulated himself.
However, the record in a market that is increasingly attracting wealthy collectors and investors from around the world is held by the T-shirt worn by the captain of the Argentine team. Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup, for which $9.3 million was paid last May, and another Chicago Bulls jersey number 23, Michael Jordanwhich he wore when he won the NBA title in 1998, received 10.1 million in September 2022.
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Sotheby’s, owner of French-Israeli telecoms and press mogul Patrick Drai, also recalls selling the T-shirt two weeks ago. LeBron Jamesanother American basketball star, for $3.6 million.
Sold by an anonymous owner, Kobe Bryant was immortalized in this yellow and purple jersey on April 23, 2008, marking a three-point shot against the Denver Nuggets. An image that graffiti artists have reproduced on the streets of many cities and, in particular, in Los Angeles.
Death at 41 Kobe Bryant The helicopter crash in California on January 26, 2020 sent shock waves across the US and the sports world. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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