This Bryant rookie jersey last sold for $115,242 at an auction back in 2012. "Debut games are truly one-of-a-kind moments in an athlete's career," Sotheby's head of modern collectibles Brahm ...

What is now viewed as an iconic throwback jersey, the then 18-year-old wore it on NBA Media Day, his preseason debut on Oct. 16, 1996 and regular season debut on Nov. 3, 1996.

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.

A signed Kobe Bryant jersey, worn during his lone MVP season in 2007-08, has sold for $5,849,700 with Sotheby's, a record for any Bryant item. It's the second most expensive basketball jersey ever ...

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.

Kobe Bryant Jersey from rookie 1996-97 Season / Sotheby's A new record for a Kobe Bryant collectible was set on Thursday, when a jersey from his 1997-98 rookie season, photo-matched to his ...

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 ...

A jersey Kobe Bryant wore during 1997 NBA Playoffs sold for $2.74 million on Saturday at SCP Auctions, the second-highest bid ever for a game-worn basketball jersey.

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 ...

According to ESPN, the jersey Bryant wore as a rookie during the 1996-97 season was sold for a reported $7 million, breaking the previous record for a Bryant jersey at $5.85 million. That signed ...

The $7 million figure surpasses the previous record of $5.85 million paid for Bryant's signed, game-worn jersey from the 2007-2008 season in which he won his only NBA Most Valuable Player award.