An autographed pair of rookie, game-used sneakers from the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant sold for $240,000 at auction on July 28.

The Adidas EQT Top Ten 2000 sneakers was sold through SCP Auctions. The price was the second-largest amount ever paid for a pair of his sneakers.

The shoes were photo-matched by Sports Investors Authentication to his career start Los Angeles Lakers game on Jan. 28, 1997, against the Mavericks in Dallas.

Bryant was just 18 at the time, making him the youngest player ever to start an NBA game, a record that still stands. He helped the team to a 102-83 victory, scoring 12 points with three rebounds and two assists.

“The size 13.5 sneakers show heavy use, with creasing and scuffing throughout,” read the item description.

“The soles and mudguards exhibit moderate tread wear. Both shoes have been signed by Bryant in bold black permanent marker in his early career style.”

The sneakers previously sold for $34,160 in November 2024 through Goldin auctions for rare collectables.

Last month, a pair of signed Nike Zoom VII sneakers worn by Bryant during a Team USA matchup against Tunisia at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games sold for $107,360.

Another hot-ticket memorabilia item featured in the SCP catalog was Bryant’s official team-issued autographed jersey from the 1997-98 season.

After 28 bids, the No. 8 Lakers jersey—in which Bryant won three NBA championships—sold for $14,400 at auction. He later wore No. 24.

For collectors, however, “The Achilles Game”— a 2013 matchup against the Golden State Warriors—offered the real prize.

The Nike Kobe 8 Elite sneakers that Bryant wore when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the fourth quarter of that game sold for $660,000 at a Sotheby’s auction in February.

Despite his injury, Bryant returned to the court, scoring 32 points and two crucial free throws before departing, with the Lakers winning 118-116.

During the 1996 NBA draft, the Charlotte Hornets picked Bryant 13th overall, then traded him to the Lakers, where he played 20 seasons. He scored more than 30,000 points in his career and ranks No. 4 on the league’s all-time scoring list.

Bryant, 41, his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others were killed in a January 2020 helicopter crash while flying from Orange County to a youth basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy in Ventura County, California.

According to National Transportation Safety Board findings, the pilot encountered heavy fog and flew through clouds in violation of federal standards before crashing into the hills.

In February 2020, the NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy was renamed in Bryant’s honor and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.