On February 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season ushered in the All-Star Weekend holiday. Earlier today, according to U.S. media reports, Sotheby's auction house sold the shooting shirt Kobe Bryant wore on the night of the 81-point game for $277,200, which may be the most expensive thing Reebok has ever seen.
On January 22, 2006, the Lakers beat the Raptors 122:104, and in this game, Kobe Bryant shot 28 goals in the whole game, including 7 of 3 points, 18 of 20 free throws, and 81 crazy slashes! The 81 points also became the greatest performance in NBA history after Chamberlain (100 points in a single game). Now it has been 16 years since Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game, and no one has been able to surpass it so far.
In addition, according to Lakers reporter Ryan Ward, a Kobe Bryant star card in the 1997-98 season was sold for $2 million. The card has a BGS rating of 8.5, and the $2 million price tag also sets a record for a Kobe star card.
In 1997-98, the second season of Kobe Bryant's career, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from three-point range. He was named to the All-Star Team for the first time in his career this season, setting a record for the youngest NBA to be named an All-Star at the time.
Sadly, Bryant died in a plane crash on January 27, 2020, at the age of 41. After his death, the NBA named the All-Star MVP trophy the Kobe Bryant Award. In this year's All-Star Game, Warriors star Curry was elected, and he said in an interview: "It's a pity that Kobe Bryant can't see this scene. Bryant won the NBA championship five times in his career, was elected FMVP twice, and was once an MVP in the regular season.