Kobe Bryant's Staples Center locker could fetch $1.5 million at auction
The locker Kobe Bryant used at Staples Center from the 2003 to 2016 is being put up for auction by Sotheby’s, The Sporting Tribune has learned. The locker was used by Bryant during the NBA Finals in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as the NBA All-Star Games in 2004 and 2011. It was also used on the night Bryant scored 62 points against the Dallas Mavericks through three quarters on Dec. 20, 2005, scored a franchise-record 81-points against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, 2006 and scored an unforgettable 60 points against the Utah Jazz in his final game on April 13, 2016.
Source: The Sporting Tribune
Source: The Sporting Tribune
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Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
THIS JUST IN: Kobe Bryant’s Staples Center locker is being put up for auction this week. It’s the locker he sat in after scoring 81 points against the Raptors, 62 points against the Mavs in three quarters and 60 points in his last game against the Jazz. thesportingtribune.com/2024/07/22/kob… – 3:04 AM
THIS JUST IN: Kobe Bryant’s Staples Center locker is being put up for auction this week. It’s the locker he sat in after scoring 81 points against the Raptors, 62 points against the Mavs in three quarters and 60 points in his last game against the Jazz. thesportingtribune.com/2024/07/22/kob… – 3:04 AM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Oh wow Ja’Kobe, crazy fadeaway three with the shot clock winding down – 8:08 PM
Oh wow Ja’Kobe, crazy fadeaway three with the shot clock winding down – 8:08 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Nice cut by Ja’Kobe and sweet bounce pass by Shead to catch him in stride for the bucket – 7:51 PM
Nice cut by Ja’Kobe and sweet bounce pass by Shead to catch him in stride for the bucket – 7:51 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Ja’Kobe speaking to Chris Haynes on the broadcast on what he’s been able to showcase:
“Being able to initiate offence, coming off screens and getting into the paint, finding options from there.” – 7:37 PM
Ja’Kobe speaking to Chris Haynes on the broadcast on what he’s been able to showcase:
“Being able to initiate offence, coming off screens and getting into the paint, finding options from there.” – 7:37 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Ja’Kobe with the feet work under the basket, he’s had a few nice moves so far – 7:32 PM
Ja’Kobe with the feet work under the basket, he’s had a few nice moves so far – 7:32 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Ja’Kobe finally gets the Raps on the board, my goodness the offence has been rough to start the other night and tonight again – 7:23 PM
Ja’Kobe finally gets the Raps on the board, my goodness the offence has been rough to start the other night and tonight again – 7:23 PM
Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
From the Raptors: STARTING FIVE | July 21 vs. San Antonio:
Ja’Kobe Walter
Branden Carlson
Ulrich Chomche
DJ Carton
Jamal Shead
Inactives: Ochai Agbaji (right shin contusion), Gradey Dick (right ankle sprain), Javon Freeman-Liberty (illness), Jonathan Mogbo (back contusion) – 6:50 PM
From the Raptors: STARTING FIVE | July 21 vs. San Antonio:
Ja’Kobe Walter
Branden Carlson
Ulrich Chomche
DJ Carton
Jamal Shead
Inactives: Ochai Agbaji (right shin contusion), Gradey Dick (right ankle sprain), Javon Freeman-Liberty (illness), Jonathan Mogbo (back contusion) – 6:50 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Give Kobe Brown a bonus. Missed the FT to avert summer league overtime and will have the Clippers staff back in LA in time for dinner. Grizzlies get 36 more hours in Vegas. – 3:58 PM
Give Kobe Brown a bonus. Missed the FT to avert summer league overtime and will have the Clippers staff back in LA in time for dinner. Grizzlies get 36 more hours in Vegas. – 3:58 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kobe Brown missed the free throw that would have tied the game and the Grizzlies advance to Monday’s championship game 99-98
Tough way to go out for Clippers, who finish summer league with a 4-1 record
Scotty Pippen Jr.: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10/10 FTs – 3:54 PM
Kobe Brown missed the free throw that would have tied the game and the Grizzlies advance to Monday’s championship game 99-98
Tough way to go out for Clippers, who finish summer league with a 4-1 record
Scotty Pippen Jr.: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10/10 FTs – 3:54 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kobe and Cam basically did this AGAIN – similar pass, similar shot location – for a go-ahead sequence
pic.twitter.com/znVJ08BK8q – 3:47 PM
Kobe and Cam basically did this AGAIN – similar pass, similar shot location – for a go-ahead sequence
pic.twitter.com/znVJ08BK8q – 3:47 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Great defense by Cam Christie and Kobe Brown out of the timeout, particularly Christie denying Wells – 3:36 PM
Great defense by Cam Christie and Kobe Brown out of the timeout, particularly Christie denying Wells – 3:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers up 65-58 with 5:25 left to play.
Jordan Miller is in foul trouble. That likely gives Kobe Brown more to do. Clippers have done a good job finding Christie for shots: 17 points on 12 attempts – 3:08 PM
Clippers up 65-58 with 5:25 left to play.
Jordan Miller is in foul trouble. That likely gives Kobe Brown more to do. Clippers have done a good job finding Christie for shots: 17 points on 12 attempts – 3:08 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Another Kobe Brown drive and dish
Another Cam Christie 3 (a handful of them now) – 3:00 PM
Another Kobe Brown drive and dish
Another Cam Christie 3 (a handful of them now) – 3:00 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Elijah Harkless draws yet another offensive foul on a bad Trey Jemison screen attempt, Dahntay Jones pumped yet again
And another Diabaté bucket under the rim, assisted by Kobe Brown to cap a 13-0 run – 2:38 PM
Elijah Harkless draws yet another offensive foul on a bad Trey Jemison screen attempt, Dahntay Jones pumped yet again
And another Diabaté bucket under the rim, assisted by Kobe Brown to cap a 13-0 run – 2:38 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
9-0 LAC run
30-30 tie
Kobe Brown back from his foul timeout and doing positive things while serving as primary ballhandler.
The best use of Kobe Brown is to put ball in his hands and to let him facilitate and make decisions. Skilled player – 2:35 PM
9-0 LAC run
30-30 tie
Kobe Brown back from his foul timeout and doing positive things while serving as primary ballhandler.
The best use of Kobe Brown is to put ball in his hands and to let him facilitate and make decisions. Skilled player – 2:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kobe Brown and Moussa Diabaté have some good chemistry together – 2:29 PM
Kobe Brown and Moussa Diabaté have some good chemistry together – 2:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kobe Brown already in foul trouble
You don’t get ten anymore and Brown has 2 in 61 seconds – 2:06 PM
Kobe Brown already in foul trouble
You don’t get ten anymore and Brown has 2 in 61 seconds – 2:06 PM
More on this storyline
“If the Staples Center was ‘The House that Kobe Built’ then this was his room inside that house, a remarkable and intimate artifact that lived Kobe’s career with him,” Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s Head of Modern Collectables, told The Sporting Tribune. The item, according to Sotheby’s, “was discovered in 2018, during renovations of the Staples Center, when the entirety of the Lakers locker room was set to be discarded. As demolition was happening, a vigilant maintenance worker recognized the significance of Kobe’s locker and saved it from disposal. After years in storage, the maintenance worker sold the basketball icon’s locker to an American collector in a private transaction. The same American collector already owned Kobe’s original locker nameplate, thus reuniting these two pieces to complete the set.” Bryant’s Staples Center locker will be sold at Sotheby’s on July 31, with an estimate of around $1.5 million. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation. -via The Sporting Tribune / July 22, 2024
Speaking about girls playing pickup, you got to help the late Kobe Bryant’s 7-year-old daughter, Bianka Bella, with her shot the other day. What did he mean to you and what is that like working with her? Candace Parker: It’s crazy. Do you know how you see kids and they have triceps and long arms. And she grabbed the ball initially and what threw me was she loaded her wrist and I was like, this is wild. She loaded her wrist under the ball. Most kids, you have your wrist like that. But it means a lot to me that Vanessa [Bryant] is still so connected to the game of basketball. That’s the thing I take is that she’s not running from the game. She wants her daughters to be a part of it and to understand the legacy that they come from, but also build their own, which I think is cool. I had the opportunity to work out with Kobe and do footwork and build. He called it ‘Build your House.’ And so, it was cool to be able to be a part of that with Bianka and to see how naturally gifted she is. So, anything they need, Kobe has meant so much to the game of basketball and women’s basketball. -via Andscape / July 20, 2024
Here is a glimpse at some of the most popular basketball shoes worn by NBA players in 2024. 1. Nike Kobe 6 — 62,621 minutes worn on court. The Nike Kobe 6 was by far the most popular shoe worn on the court in the 2023-2024 NBA season. The popular shoe saw 62,621 minutes of court time, which averages out to 1,304 games this past season. In fact, the Kobe 6s were 87.4% more popular than the next most popular shoe (Nike KD 16). In the 2023-2024 NBA season, the Nike Kobe 6s were also the most popular basketball shoe chosen among players, with players choosing to wear the shoe 3035 times during the year. -via Sportscasting / July 20, 2024