However, the record in a market that increasingly attracts rich collectors and investors from around the world, is held by a shirt of the captain of the Argentine team Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup, for which they were paid $9.3 million in May of last year, and another jersey of the number 23 of the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordanwhich he wore when he reached the title of the nba in 1998, awarded in 10.1 million in September 2022.
The yellow and purple jersey with the number 24 of kobe bryantwhich is sold by an anonymous owner, was worn by the player in 25 games the year he was named best player of the regular season (MVP, 2007-2008), according to Sotheby’s.
It is the same jersey he wore on April 23, 2008, when he was immortalized by photographers after scoring a three-point shot against the Denver Nuggetsclutching his shirt and shouting victory… An image that graffiti artists reproduced on the streets of many cities and in particular in The Angels.
The last time it was sold at auction was in 2013 for $18,678.
According to Sotheby’sthe context was different since then it was unknown that the player had worn the same shirt in so many games or that it was the same one that gave rise to the “Image that galvanized the public after Kobe’s tragic death”.
Throughout the season, the player led “this shirt on 25 occasions in which he scored 645 points”summed up the AFP Brahm Wachterwho runs the modern streetwear and collectibles department at Sotheby’s.
The T-shirt, which will be exhibited in NY As of February 1, it is part of the online auction of sports collectibles between February 2 and 9.
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