A shirt from Kobe Bryant's 81-point game sells for 277,000 dollars / News - Basketnews.com

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Kobe Bryant is one of the best players to ever play the game of basketball. His 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 is considered to be one of the best, if not the best, basketball displays in NBA history.

Kobe Bryant

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Memorabilia from the famous match has been sought after by collectors all over the world. Since items from the game are scarce, any piece of history from the legendary performance is almost immediately purchased.

Last week, a shooting shirt worn by Kobe before the 81-point game sold at an auction on Sunday where it netted $277,200, according to Sotheby's. Bryant reportedly wore that shooting shirt 6 other times in his Los Angeles Lakers career.

Bryant scored 81 points for the Lakers that January 22nd night in then-Staples Center. He also added 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and a block to his impressive tally that evening. Only Wilt Chamberlain has managed to score more points - 100 - in an NBA game in the league's history.

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