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 games in Bryant's rookie campaign,

The jersey Kobe Bryant wore in his NBA debut sold for $7 million in auction on Thursday. The sale sets a record for any memorabilia tied to the Los Angeles Lakers legend, per Reuters, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020 along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.

The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time.