Kobe Bryant’s 2000 Lakers championship ring sells after auction backlash

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Kobe Bryant’s Lakers championship ring from 2000 for a staggering $927,000. This amount, including the buyer’s premium, has established a new standard: the highest price ever paid for an NBA title ring.

Previously, Bill Russell’s championship ring from 1957 held the record for the highest price paid for such a ring, which was $705,000 in 2021.What makes this sale even more remarkable is the ring’s unique history.

Gifted initially by Kobe Bryant to his father, Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant, it carried sentimental value beyond its monetary worth after the Lakers clinched the 2000 NBA championship.When news broke that Kobe Bryant’s first NBA championship ring was up for auction, fans were understandably taken aback.

Emotions ran high when Bryant’s parents, Joe and Pamela Bryant, offered the highest bidder an artifact of hard work, dedication, and, for many sports lovers, the pinnacle of athletic achievement.Kobe Bryant’s parents are auctioning his first championship ring, and fans aren’t doing well with the newsArnold Schwarzenegger was detained at Munich airport: Here’s why!Lauren Sanchez went head-to-head against Kim Kardashian over Balenciaga dressIn 2000, Kobe clinched his inaugural NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the beginning of a remarkable career that would see him win five NBA titles.