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Rare Kobe Bryant card sells for a record $2 million

LOS ANGELES — One of the rarest Kobe Bryant cards has set a record for the most expensive Bryant card sold. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald Kobe Bryant card sold for $2 million last week, according to PWCC Marketplace, an online trading card marketplace. The record sale occurred privately. The card shows Bryant, wearing No. 8, passing a basketball in front of an emerald ...
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles down court during their 108-99 win over the Sacramento Kings on April 17, 1997, at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.

LOS ANGELES — One of the rarest Kobe Bryant cards has set a record for the most expensive Bryant card sold.

The 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald Kobe Bryant card

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