A bidder wants to buy a piece of Kobe Bryant's last game floor for $800,000
- A bidder has offered $800,000 for a piece of the floor from Kobe Bryant's last game.
- The piece is owned by Rally Road, which sells fractional ownership of collectibles.
A bidder has offered $800,000 for a piece of the floor from Kobe Bryant's last game.
The piece is owned by Rally Road, which owns collectibles and offers shares of them to the public. Owners of shares of the floor now have 48 hours to accept or reject the bid.
Bryant scored 60 points in his legendary final game, which was played on April 13, 2016. The two uniform numbers Bryant wore during his career - 24 and 8 - were emblazoned on the floor for the game.
Byrant signed the No. 8 portion of the floor, which eventually made its way to Rally. The company first sold shares of the floor in March 2021, based on a valuation of $800,000, meaning investors who purchased shares when the floor first listed will break even.
But the purchase price also works out to $8 a share, which is higher than the most recent trading price of $4.30.
"It encapsulates everything we look for in assets for Rally — a tangible piece of history with immense cultural relevance and emotional connection," Rally Chief Product Officer Rob Petrozzo told Insider.
Rally recently sold a pair of game-worn Michael Jordan shoes for a record $92,000, showing that while there's some weakness in the market for collectibles, the most iconic pieces are still highly coveted.
Bryant died, with his daughter Gianna, in a January 2020 helicopter crash. He remains wildly popular, with his sneakers still worn by many NBA players.
At the end of his final game, Bryant concluded the evening with an emotional address to the crowd, which concluded with the words, "Mamba out," a reference to one of his nicknames.