KOBE BRYANT'S GAME WINNING ITEMS FROM HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER WITH THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS FEATURED
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JULIEN’S AUCTIONS: SPORTS LEGENDS PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
SPORTS LEGENDS NEW DATE ANNOUNCED:
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020
KOBE BRYANT’S GAME WINNING ITEMS
FROM HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER WITH
THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS FEATURED
Including his Full 1999-
2000 Uniform, Signed
and Inscribed Adidas
Basketball Sneakers, NBA
All-Conference Basketball
Signed by the 2009-2010
LA Lakers Team, Grauman’s
Chinese Theatre Handprints
and More
Plus, a Collection of
FIFA World Cup,
Confederations Cup
and Olympic Medals
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020
Los Angeles, California – (APRIL 29, 2020) – Julien’s Auctions announced the new date for
SPORTS LEGENDS, the world record-breaking auction house to the stars’ annual sports event,
will be May 21, 2020 live online at www.julienslive.com.
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Over 300 historic sports artifacts will stand
atop the auction podium in a winners’ circle
of uniforms, medals, shoes, memorabilia,
sports equipment and more from the worlds
of basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey and
beyond.
Among the highlights announced is a
collection of items from Kobe Bryant, the
basketball legend and 18-time All-Star who
won five NBA championships with the Los
Angeles Lakers.
Items include: Bryant’s full Los Angeles Lakers
number “8” home uniform (photo left), game
worn during the 1999-2000 NBA Finals and
embroidered with an official NBA logo under
a black armband worn in remembrance of Wilt
Chamberlain (estimate: $10,000-$20,000);
Bryant’s 2011 handprints in cement from
Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood
where the NBA legend became the first athlete
to cast prints at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, a
tribute typically reserved for Hollywood stars
(estimate: $4,000-$6,000); Bryant’s Los Angeles
Lakers home number “24” jersey game worn
during the 2006-2007 season (estimate:
$4,000-$6,000); a pair of black and white
Adidas brand basketball shoes (photo below) game
worn and signed by Bryant and additionally
inscribed with his jersey number “8” (estimate:
$2,000-$4,000) and a Spalding NBA All
Conference basketball signed by the members
of the 2009-2010 Los Angeles Lakers including,
Bryant, Ron Artest, Shannon Brown, Andrew
Bynum, Jordan Farmar, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol,
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, Adam Morrison, Lamar
Odom, Josh Powell, Sasha Vujacic, and Luke
Walton (estimate: $2,000-$4,000).
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Born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Kobe Bean Bryant was the son of Joe Bryant, a professional
basketball player in Italy where Bryant and his family lived
for eight years and where Bryant learned to speak Italian
fluently. In 1996 after graduating from high school at the age
of 18, Bryant became the youngest player at the time in NBA
history when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, the team he
would play for throughout his entire professional career. In his
spectacular 20-year basketball career, Bryant would elevate
the sport to new heights and achieved other unprecedented
feats and honors including 18 NBA All-Star titles, five NBA
championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, two NBA Finals
Most Valuable Player awards, four NBA All-Star Game MVP
awards, two Olympic gold medals for men’s basketball and
ranking as the fourth-highest scorer in NBA history. On April
13, 2016 in his final NBA game before retiring, Bryant scored
an astounding 60 points for the Lakers who defeated the Utah
Jazz 101-96. In 2017, the Lakers retired Bryant’s jersey numbers
No. 8 and No. 24 (photo left). Bryant also won a Sports Emmy and
Academy Award for the 2018 Best Animated Short Film, Dear
Basketball.
On January 26, 2020, Bryant’s tragic death, at the age of 41 in a
helicopter crash with eight other people including his 13-year-
old daughter Gianna, sent shock waves across the globe.
Before his death, Bryant was named one of the eight finalists
for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.
“As one of the millions of fans mourning around the world,
we were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of Kobe
Bryant’s passing while we were preparing for our annual
Sports Legends auction a few weeks ago,” said Darren Julien,
President/Chief Executive Officer of Julien’s Auctions. “We are honored to include this collection of his items
and pay tribute to this giant who was an inspiration not only to basketball fans but to the entire world.
Other Sports highlights include: a Jules Rimet replica trophy presented to Marco Antônio Feliciano during
the 1970 World Cup with the Brazilian National Soccer Team when Brazil defeated Uruguay 3-1 in the
semifinals and crushed Italy 4-1 in the tournament final at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (estimate: $30,000-
$50,000); a Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics silver medal (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); a 2002 FIFA World
Cup gold winner’s medal awarded to a player from the champion Brazil national football team from the first
World Cup to be held in Asia and the first and only World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation,
in South Korea and Japan (estimate: $20,000-$40,000); a 1994 FIFA World Cup gold winner’s medal awarded
to a member of the champion Brazil national football team during which Brazil defeated Italy 3-2 in a penalty
shootout after the game ended 0-0 in extra time, the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties
(estimate: $20,000-$40,000); a yellow and green satin sash presented by the Brazilian Football Confederation
to commemorate Brazil’s fourth FIFA World Cup victory (estimate: $2,000-$4,000); a gold tone medal
awarded to a player from the champion Brazil national football team, winner of the 2005 Confederations
Cup during which Brazil won the tournament, defeating Argentina 4-1 in the final at Waldstadion in Frankfurt
(estimate: $3,000-$5,000); a 2009 medal awarded to a player from the champion Brazil national football
team, the winner of the 2009 South Africa Confederations Cup by defeating the United States 3-2 in the final
to retain the Cup trophy the team won in 2005 (estimate: $3,000-$5,000) and more.
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JULIEN’S AUCTIONS ONLINE AUCTION
SPORTS LEGENDS
Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Session I: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
For more information please email - info@juliensauctions.com or call 310-836-1818.
REGISTERING TO BID
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bid live online, or by calling (310) 836-1818.
PLACING BIDS
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1. Bid through Julien’s Auctions Online Live in Real Time at JuliensLive.com.
2. Bid over the telephone through an auction house representative.
3. Enter Absentee bids. Absentee bid forms are included in the back of each catalogue and are
also available by calling Julien’s Auctions or online at www.juliensauctions.com.
ABOUT JULIEN’S AUCTIONS
Julien’s Auctions is the world record-breaking auction house to the stars. Collaborating with the famous
and the exclusive, Julien’s Auctions produces high profile auctions in the film, music, sports and art markets.
Julien’s Auctions has received international recognition for its unique and innovative auction events, which
attract thousands of collectors, investors, fans and enthusiasts from around the world. Julien’s Auctions
specializes in sales of iconic artifacts and notable collections including Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Ringo
Starr, Lady Gaga, Banksy, Cher, Michael Jackson, U2, Barbra Streisand, Les Paul, Neil Young, Elvis Presley,
Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Hugh Hefner and many more.
In 2016, Julien’s Auctions received its second placement in the Guinness Book of World Records for the sale
of the world’s most expensive dress ever sold at auction, The Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday Mr. President”
dress which sold for $4.8 million. Julien’s Auctions achieved placement in the Guinness Book of World
Records in 2009 for the sale of Michael Jackson’s white glove, which sold for $480,000 making it the most
expensive glove ever sold at auction. Based in Los Angeles, Julien’s Auctions has a global presence bringing
their auctions and exhibitions to targeted destinations worldwide including London, New York, Las Vegas,
Japan and China. Live auctions are presented for bidders on-site and online via live streaming video and
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