{"id":448323,"date":"2024-03-22T04:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=448323"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:33:34","slug":"late-nba-star-kobe-bryants-first-championship-ring-is-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/late-nba-star-kobe-bryants-first-championship-ring-is-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Late NBA Star Kobe Bryant\u2019s First Championship Ring Is Up For Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-hveid=\"CEIQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_gAf9ZYeOEcTk2roPweO5IA_54\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div>Kobe Bryant&#8217;s NBA championship ring from the 2000 Los Angeles Lakers is up for auction, according to his father, Joe &#8220;Jellybean&#8221; Bryant.<\/div>\n<h2>Late NBA Star Kobe Bryant\u2019s First Championship Ring Is Up For Auction<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Bryant gave his parents his first NBA championship ring as a present, and the Bryant family allegedly thought about selling it and a few other memorabilia items in 2013. Later on, they decided to keep the championship ring and removed the item from sale.<\/p>\n<p>According to Goldin Auctions, the ring is not an executive version of the team-issued ring. Rather, as a unique present to his father at the time, Bryant ordered an exact replica. The item up for sale is the replica ring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At the time of publishing, the offer had risen to an incredible $141,000. The ring is up for bid until March 30.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe Bryant\u2019s father is auctioning off the 2000 NBA Championship ring his son gifted him.<\/p>\n<p>I try not to judge others, but I don\u2019t think I could sell something my son had given to me like that. Especially if he wasn\u2019t with us anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V5K9mrN9mm\">pic.twitter.com\/V5K9mrN9mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanShead\/status\/1769976363761725821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kobe&#8217;s connection with his parents was poor before to his passing.<\/p>\n<p>When Kobe became engaged to Vanessa Laine\u2014with whom he would eventually marry and have four children\u2014their relationship started to get strained.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time NBA champion said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 2003 that Vanessa&#8217;s parents were against her because she wasn&#8217;t black.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RARE FIND: Kobe Bryant&#39;s Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship Ring from his first championship in 2000 is available for auction.<\/p>\n<p>The 1 of 1 ring was an extra copy that Kobe ordered and presented to his father, Joe Bryant, as a special gift. This ring was obtained directly from\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TyonH3geVn\">pic.twitter.com\/TyonH3geVn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KicksFinder (@KicksFinder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KicksFinder\/status\/1769522604660978028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The auction description states, &#8220;This ring is a true one-of-a-kind, obtained directly from the Bryant family, and we can confirm that it is the only championship ring ever given by Kobe to his father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ring is 59.6 grams in weight and is constructed of 14-karat gold. It is etched with the phrases &#8220;WORLD CHAMPIONS,&#8221; &#8220;LAKERS,&#8221; &#8220;BRYANT,&#8221; and &#8220;BLING BLING&#8221; and has forty diamonds in total.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hveid=\"CEIQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_gAf9ZYeOEcTk2roPweO5IA_54\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe Bryant\u2019s Parents Under Fire For Putting His First Championship Ring Up For Auction <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4aMHCmQgEr\">https:\/\/t.co\/4aMHCmQgEr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w3UlQzBH8M\">pic.twitter.com\/w3UlQzBH8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Black Enterprise (@blackenterprise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackenterprise\/status\/1770962253749088636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"JlqpRe\"><span class=\"JCzEY ZwRhJd\"><span class=\"CSkcDe\">What was Kobe&#8217;s last ring?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"JlqpRe\">Kobe Bryant Rings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_gAf9ZYeOEcTk2roPweO5IA_54\" class=\"bCOlv\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiHztTdgoeFAxVEslYBHcFxDgQQ7NUEegQIQhAE\">\n<div class=\"IZE3Td\">\n<div class=\"r2fjmd t0bRye\" data-hveid=\"CEIQBQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiHztTdgoeFAxVEslYBHcFxDgQQu04oAHoECEIQBQ\">\n<div id=\"gAf9ZYeOEcTk2roPweO5IA__77\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"135\">\n<div class=\"Crs1tb\" data-hveid=\"CDsQAA\">\n<div class=\"webanswers-webanswers_table__webanswers-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"ztXv9\">\n<th>Player name<\/th>\n<th>Kobe Bean Bryant<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ring years<\/td>\n<td>2000-02,<b>2009-10<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Won championships with<\/td>\n<td>LA Lakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drafted by<\/td>\n<td>Charlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drafted year<\/td>\n<td>1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>How many rings did Kobe earn?<\/h4>\n<p>Bryant, who is widely considered as one of the best players in NBA history, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive team, the 2008 NBA MVP, and the MVP of the NBA Finals twice. He also won five NBA titles.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/people\/status\/1770937465861255633<\/p>\n<h3>How many rings did Kobe have at 23?<\/h3>\n<p>Since Kobe and Shaq led the Lakers to NBA titles in 2000, 2001, and 2002, no NBA club has accomplished this extraordinary accomplishment. It was the sixth three-peat in NBA history. At the age of 23, Kobe made history by being the youngest player to win three titles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What\u2019s The Gambling Controversy Going On With Shohei Ohtani Interpreter? Explained\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/whats-the-gambling-controversy-going-on-with-shohei-ohtani-interpreter-explained\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What\u2019s The Gambling Controversy Going On With Shohei Ohtani Interpreter? 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Late NBA Star Kobe Bryant\u2019s First Championship Ring Is Up For Auction Bryant gave his parents his first NBA championship ring as a present, and the Bryant family allegedly thought about selling it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":436212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[25071,25069,25070,21112,2215],"class_list":["post-448323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-kobe-bryant-championship-ring","tag-kobe-bryant-championship-ring-auction","tag-kobe-bryant-championship-ring-auction-price","tag-kobe-bryant-news","tag-nba-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}