EIGHT KOBE BRYANT PHOTOS SOLD FOR OVER $80,000 IN CRYPTO AUCTION

Mon 30 August 2021:

ClutchPoints revealed that eight previously unreleased Kobe Bryant images were auctioned as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for almost $80,000.

Bryant, a legendary American basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for his entire 20-year career, died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.

Bryant was photographed by David Factor for a magazine shoot in 1999, and he was dressed in a range of costumes rather than his regular Lakers jersey. The auction began on August 24 and ended 72 hours later.

The Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization formed in memory of Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, who was also killed in the accident, will receive the earnings from the auction.

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“NFTs can eternalize and immortalize,” said Tommy Alastra, the co-founder of Cryptograph.

They can also support charitable causes. All proceeds of the sales from the “KOBE” collection of NFTs will go to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, according to Alastra.

Bryant posed for the black-and-white images in his early 20s during a magazine shoot with photographer Davis Factor. The 1999 shoot took place at an abandoned warehouse in downtown L.A. In the photos, Bryant wears a variety of outfits as he preens for the camera.

“This shoot is special because you don’t see him in a jersey,” Alastra said. “He’s Kobe Bean Bryant. You can see the father, the son, the husband come out. It’s just him, raw, in everyday Kobe. It’s special. … They’re really quite beautiful.”

The popularity of NFTs have been absurd this past year, with transaction volumes reaching $1 billion. The popular NFT marketplace NBA Top Shot is licensed with the NBA and has reached over $700 million in sales. Dapper Labs, the company that owns Top Shot is currently valued at over $7.5 billion.

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