Hoops Dreaming: Kobe Game Shoes Opening Bid Expected to be $600K-$800K

Let it rip…Sotheby’s is selling the Kobe Bryant’s Nike Kobe 8 Elite sneakers (size 14) as part of its “The One” auction, with a $600,000-$800,000 opening bid estimate.

These are the very shoes the late great Laker was wearing when he sank two free throws just after suffering an Achilles tear in an April 2013 game. Injured late in the game, the then 35-year-old guard got to his feet and heroically sank both shots while standing on one leg.

Bryant made a triumphant return to the Lakers on in early December of the following season. His jersey from the same game sold for $1.2 million at auction in June 2024.

Nike Kobe 8 Elite senakers

 

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