Kobe Bryant’s Lakers Jersey From His MVP Season Heads To Auction

Topline The Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by late basketball legend Kobe Bryant during the sole season he was named the National Basketball League’s most valuable player could sell for as much as $7 million at auction next month, three years after his sudden death in a helicopter crash. Kobe Bryant celebrates a three pointer in the fourth quarter as the Lakers beat the Nuggets 122-107 … [+] on April 23. 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.MediaNews Group via Getty Images Key Facts Bryant wore the #24 jersey more than two-dozen times throughout the 2007-2008 season, Sotheby’s said. While the Lakers ultimately lost the NBA championship to the Boston Celtics that year, Bryant was named the season MVP after scoring a total of 645 points—averaging 28.5 per game—marking the o… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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