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Kobe Bryant's final All-Star jersey sold for $100,040

Published Mar. 18, 2016 12:01 p.m. ET

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Kobe Bryant's last All-Star game was as celebrated an affair as any in recent NBA history. In his final season before retirement, the 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers icon scored 10 points in about 26 minutes. 

On the court, it was a mundane performance from a living legend who's fighting his way through the worst year of his storied career. But away from the play-by-play, that weekend was unforgettable. 

Bryant was showered with applause and a kind introduction from Magic Johnson before the game. The best players in the world spent the weekend telling Kobe how much he meant to their own journey. It was very cool. And the jersey Bryant wore through it all is now worth a pretty penny (via ESPN):

It makes sense for the price tag of Kobe memorabilia to skyrocket right now. This is his 20th and final year. There will never be another All-Star jersey. The sneakers and shorts and whatever else he wants to put up for auction are worth exorbitant sums to fans who've spent the past two decades adoring his competitive spirit.

There are only 14 more games left in Bryant's career, and that All-Star jersey won't be the last item from his body to sell for the price of a luxury sedan.

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