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The 14k gold-and-diamond ring Kobe Bryant gifted his mom 20 years ago has just sold … and it brought in more than $206k!!!!
$206,080 to be exact.
As we previously reported, Kobe bought two identical, blinged-out rings for his parents to commemorate his first NBA championship with the Lakers following the 1999, 2000 season.
Kobe’s mom, Pamela Bryant, famously tried to sell the rings, along with a bunch of other Kobe memorabilia back in the day … and Kobe sued to try and stop the sale.
Kobe ultimately agreed to allow his parents to sell 6 items — including the rings — and, in 2013, they sold to a private collector (a big Lakers fan) for a total of $280,000.
Now, that private collector went to Goldin Auction to see what they could get for the rings … and obviously, the value has skyrocketed.
The minimum bid was $15,000 — and after 20 total bids, it sold for $206k.
AND … the ring Kobe gave his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, is expected to hit the auction block soon and it could fetch even more than Pam’s ring.
As for the identity of the new buyer, that has no been disclosed — and may never be.
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