An original leather jacket Kobe Bryant made to commemorate his Los Angeles Lakers 2000 title will be up for auction in the first of next month.
The jacket is a part of Julien’s Auction’s Icons & Idols: Sports collection, for which the auction will be held December 6 at the company’s Beverly Hills headquarters and online.
Jeff Hamilton signed the jacket in a limited edition and it features patches across its front that say, Los Angeles Lakers, Champions 2000.
For sale: A leather jacket made for Kobe Bryant commemorating his Los Angeles Lakers’ 2000 championship is set to be auctioned off early next month
You will also find patches of the team logo and banners representing previous championship seasons (72, 80, 82, 85, 87,88), as well as the logo for the 2000 NBA Finals.
Julien’s says the rear of the shirt reads “2000 champions” and includes the team logo. Six star-studs with silver-toned stars represent previous championship years.
Bryant and Bryant defeated the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals by a margin of 4-2.
He was accompanied by Rick Fox, Shaquille, Shaquille, Rick Fox and Derek Fisher on the 2000 team.
Bryant was a 20-year veteran of the team and won five championships, also in 2009/2010. In 2016, he was captured in Denver
Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal celebrated with the NBA trophy ion June of 2000 in LA. It was the first of three championships for Lakers. The team won two more championships.
This championship was the start of the Lakers’ three-peat, which saw them win championships the next two seasons.
Bryant was a 20-year veteran of the team and won five championships, also in 2009 and 2010. He was twice named NBA Finals MVP in 2009 and 2010.
Kobe (41), and Gigi (13) tragically lost their lives in a helicopter accident in Calabasas on January 26, 2020. They were killed along with six others.
The basketball legend wore 2 numbers throughout his entire career: number 8 and number 24. Kobe was photographed with his family during a ceremony in LA that retired the jersey numbers.
Vanessa and Kobe were captured at a party held in Los Angeles in December 2019 – a month before tragically crashing.