A duplicate of the 2000 NBA championship ring Kobe Bryant won with the Los Angeles Lakers sold for $174,184 at auction Saturday morning.
Bryant had the ring made for his father, former NBA player Joe Bryant, as well as a smaller version of it made for his mother, Pam, which also sold for $108, 153 at the weekend held event.
Organized by the New Jersey-based auction house of Goldin Auctions, the event marked the sale of Bryant’s 2000 NBA All-Star ring ($55,597), and two of his game-used high school uniforms ($50, 150 and $41, 694)
Other items that commanded top dollar in the sale, conducted by New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions, included Bryant's 2000 NBA All-Star ring ($55,597), and two of his game-used high school uniforms ($50,150 and $41,694).
The auction came on the heels of a public dispute between Bryant family members, including the NBA star himself, who after finding out his parents were offering the initial nearly 100 items for auction argued they were not theirs to sell. Documents provided to the auction company by the Bryant's had stated otherwise. Eventually, a settlement was reached that resulted in about 90 percent of the items being pulled out of the auction.
When reached by ESPN early Saturday morning, Kobe Bryant said he would have no comment on the sale. According to ESPN, the ring presented to his father commanded great interest partly because it was in the exact size of Kobe's ring (11½).
Other popular items in the auction including a Jackie Robinson bat that was believed to have been used in his 1949 MVP season ($159,867), a mitt used by Yogi Berra ($61,120) and a pair of Air Jordan sneakers autographed to Mike Tyson ($9,030).
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