It’s finally here … the auction that caused some major drama between Kobe Bryant and his mom and family. The auction has begun! Check out what you can bid on to have a piece of Kobe Bryant’s history…
*PHOTOS ABOVE IN GALLERY*
Via TMZ:
A collection of the NBA star’s tacky jewelry, shoes and jerseys — and now it’s officially up for auction.
A diamond-encrusted NBA Championship ring complete with the words “Bling Bling” engraved on the side … prototypes of Kobe’s shoes … Bryant’s high school jersey — it’s all up for sale.
As we previously reported, Kobe sued his mom to prevent her from selling the memorabilia … claiming she had no ownership rights to the merchandise.
But Pamela Bryant — along with her husband Jellybean — fought back … claiming Kobe had gifted the stuff to them over the years and they had every right to sell it.
Last week, the two sides hammered out a settlement agreement … in which Kobe allowed his folks to sell off 10% of what they had originally tried to auction … and the items are pretty interesting.
As part of the settlement, half the proceeds from 4 key items — including Kobe’s palladium 2000 All-Star ring — will go to support one of his favorite causes: the social action campaign around the anti-bullying documentary “Bully.”
