March Premium Auction Ending April 3, 5 & 6
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/3/2021
Kobe Bryant spent 20 seasons at the pinnacle of the basketball world, winning five NBA titles and scoring 33,643 points for the Los Angeles Lakers. An 18-time All-Star, the former Lower Merion High School star built a fervent fan base thanks to his cold-blooded “Mamba Mentality,” culminating in his NBA Most Valuable Player season of 2007-08. Bryant averaged a cool 25.0 points per game in his NBA career, with his legendary single-game high of 81 points coming against Jalen Rose and the Toronto Raptors on January 22nd, 2006. Bryant was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
Graded MINT 9 by BGS. Hall of Famer, in an extremely desirable and scarce Rookie Card appearance. The card's BGS condition report: Centering 9.5, Corners 9.5, Edges 9.5, Surface 8.5. On January 26, 2020, a tragic accident claimed the life of Kobe Bryant. One of the sports world's most adored figures, the Lakers superstar seemed larger-than-life on the court, and his grand accomplishments as father, philanthropist, artist and businessman compounded the universality of the grief that was felt so strongly upon his passing. The offered card stands as a super-premium, high-level memorial to its subject's greatness and character. Mint condition.