A Kobe Bryant rookie card sold for $1,795,800 at auction on Saturday, the most expensive for a card of the Lakers legend and one of the most expensive for a basketball card ever sold.
According to Goldin Auctions, the "1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card — BGS PRISTINE/Black Label 10" is one of just two makes in the world and qualified for a prestigious "black label" recognition.
The identity of the card's buyer has not been released.
According to ESPN, Bryant cards increased in value by 600% in the weeks after his death in January 2020.