A jersey that Kobe Bryant wore during his 1996-97 rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers has sold for $7 million at an auction with Sotheby's on Thursday.

The sale, which took place on April 24, established a new record for any Kobe Bryant jersey, substantially exceeding the previous high mark of $5.85 million paid for a jersey from his 2008 MVP season.

The jersey Kobe Bryant wore in his NBA debut sold for $7 million in auction on Thursday.. Per auction house Sotheby’s, the sale sets a record for any memorabilia tied to the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant may not be with us anymore, but his legacy continues to live on. A photo-matched Bryant jersey from his rookie campaign in 1996-97 just sold for a whopping $7 ...

A jersey photo-matched to seven games in Kobe Bryant's 1996-97 rookie season for the Los Angeles Lakers -- including his preseason debut on Oct. 16, 1996; his regular-season debut on Nov. 3, 1996 ...

Sotheby’s announced that they have sold Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s first game-worn jersey for $7 million. This sets a record for any Bryant sports memorabilia sold at auction.

Sotheby’s sold Kobe Bryant’s first game-worn NBA jersey for $7 million at auction. It is the 2nd highest price ever for an NBA game-worn jersey after the $10.1 million paid for Michael Jordan ...

The $7 million figure surpasses the previous record of $5.85 million paid for Bryant’s signed, game-worn jersey from the 2007-08 season in which he won his only NBA Most Valuable Player award.

A jersey that Kobe Bryant wore during his 1996-97 rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers has sold for $7 million at an auction with Sotheby's on Thursday. The jersey was photo-matched to seven ...

The jersey Kobe Bryant wore in his NBA debut sold for $7 million in auction on Thursday.. Per auction house Sotheby’s, the sale sets a record for any memorabilia tied to the Los Angeles Lakers ...