The towel Kobe Bryant hanging over his shoulders as he addressed the Los Angeles Lakers crowd for the final time on April 13, 2016 was just sold for over $30,000.
The buyer is reportedly a Lakers fan and items collector who apparently has dreams of creating a Lakers museum based in Souther California (via Amanda Jackson of CNN):
As Bryant walked off the court, a fan grabbed the Body Armor towel off his shoulders. The fan who originally acquired the towel sold it in a different auction in 2016 for $8,365.00.
Last month, the new towel owner contacted Iconic Auctions, an Arizona-based company that specializes in authentic autographs and memorabilia, to resell it. On Sunday, the towel, along with two tickets from Bryant's farewell game, sold for a total of $33,077.16, according to Jeff Woolf, president of Iconic Auctions.
The items were accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from Iconic Auctions.
The winning bidder is an avid Lakers collector who is known for having the largest collection of Lakers memorabilia in the world, Woolf told CNN.
“He is a devoted Lakers fan,” Woolf said. “His long-term plan is to create a museum in Southern California.”
Bryant and eight others–including his daughter Gianna–died in a tragic helicopter accident outside of Calabasas on Jan. 26.
Kobe's final game is one of the most iconic sendoffs in sports history. Bryant scored 60 points and helped the Lakers erase a double-digit deficit against the Utah Jazz, giving the fans at the Staples Center one final thrill before riding off into the sunset by saying: “Mamba out.”
Now, it seems that the towel he donned during the farewell speech is destined to become part of a larger historical collection dedicated to former Laker greats.
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