The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction.
The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time.
The American spent his entire career with the Lakers, winning the NBA Championship five times and being crowned the Most Valuable Player once in 2008.
The jersey was first sold for $115,242 in 2013, seven years before Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash.
“Debut games are truly one-of-a-kind moments in an athlete’s career,” said Brahm Wachter, head of modern collectibles at auctioneers Sotheby’s.
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