A jersey that Kobe Bryant wore during his 1996-97 rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers has sold for $7 million at an auction with Sotheby's on Thursday. The jersey was photo-matched to seven games in Bryant's rookie campaign, including in his preseason debut on Oct. 16, 1996, his regular-season debut on Nov. 3, 1996, and his NBA media day.

Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers debut jersey sold for a record $7 million at Sotheby’s, becoming the most valuable Bryant collectible ever. Worn during his 1996 rookie season, the jersey highlights the reverence for Bryant’s legacy and places fourth on the all-time list of most expensive game-worn sports jerseys.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime Friday night for the New Jersey Devils, who got back into their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 at Newark, N.J.