Kobe Bryant's rookie jersey sold for a record $7 million at Sotheby's, topping his previous $5.85 million sale.

The jersey Kobe Bryant wore in his NBA debut sold for $7 million in auction on Thursday. The sale sets a record for any memorabilia tied to the Los Angeles Lakers legend, per Reuters, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020 along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.

Kobe Bryant's jersey as a rookie was bought for a reported $7 million, breaking the previous record for a Kobe jersey.