Kobe Bryants Staples Center locker and Maradonas 1986 World Cup jersey went on display Friday in New York, part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sothebys.
Bryants locker, which he used for the majority of his career at the Los Angeles Lakers, is the main attraction for the auction, which ends August 2.
The locker was expected to fetch up to $1.5 million, with bids reaching $700,000 on Friday.
Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star guard, was killed in a 2020 helicopter crash at age 41. He spent his entire NBA career from 1996-2016 with the Lakers.
A maintenance worker saved the locker from being discarded in 2018 during renovations of the Staples Center arena, according to Sothebys. An American collector later acquired the piece.
