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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Story by Kobe Bryant's debut jersey last sold for $115,242 in 2013, but it has since been photo-matched. (cllct photo by Matt Liberman) Will Stern Thu, Apr 24, 2025 · 2 min read ...

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