Kobe Pacing NBA Auction

Originally Posted by Sports Collectors Daily on June 18th, 2009.

Bidding has topped five figures for at least one lot in the NBA's current auction of 2009 game worn Finals jerseys.

The gold #8 worn by Kobe Bryant in the Lakers' game one victory at Staples Center stands at $11,040 as the auction heads into its final day.

For the second straight year, the league has teamed with partner MeiGray to tag each player's jersey from games one and three of the series and offer them for sale to the highest bidder.

The auction was publicized during TV broadcasts of this year's championship series between the Lakers and Orlando Magic.

Bryant's jersey is far and away the most popular. Magic center Dwight Howard's jersey stands at $3120 to take second place while Paul Gasol's Laker shirt sits at $2150.

Jerseys from game three are also being sold with the auction set to close June 25. Currently, Bryant's purple Lakers road jersey tops bidding at $4520 with Derek Fisher at $2000 and Howard at $1520.

Howard's game-worn shoes are also being sold online with all four pair of the specially-designed Adidas model currently sitting at $1012.