Kobe Bryant Signed 2010 “Back-to-Back” Los Angeles Lakers Championship Hat

This lot features a Los Angeles Lakers 2010 NBA Championship hat signed by Kobe Bryant, commemorating the Lakers’ 16th franchise championship. The victory was sealed with a dramatic Game 7 win over their storied rivals, the Boston Celtics, in the 2010 NBA Finals.

Bryant’s signature on the hat serves as a tribute to his vital contributions during the Finals, where he delivered an exceptional performance, averaging 28.6 points, 8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists over the seven-game series. His efforts earned him Finals MVP honors for the second consecutive year.

Following the victory, Kobe famously remarked in a press conference, “I got one more than Shaq,” while wearing a hat of a similar style. This statement became emblematic of his relentless drive to rise above the competition and solidify his enduring legacy as one of basketball’s greatest players.

This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, along with a Los Angeles Lakers hologram sticker (LL016129).

Going Deeper - Kobe Bryant

After three consecutive Laker championships from 2000-2002, the legendary tandem of Kobe and Shaquille O’Neal was disbanded when Shaq was dealt to the Miami Heat in 2004. With Kobe firmly in the driver's seat of the Lakers offense, he quickly established himself as one of the premier scorers the game has ever seen. 

Between 2005 and the end of his career, Kobe put on a plethora of jaw-dropping scoring displays: 62 points against the Mavericks, 81 points against the Raptors (2nd all-time in NBA history) 55 here, 60 there. It seemed that any night could provide NBA fans with a dominant performance – a scoring clinic. 

Kobe won back-to-back scoring titles in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and achieved NBA League MVP honors in the 2007-08 season, the only regular season MVP of his career. After being joined by Pau Gasol, Kobe led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2008, 2009, 2010) and two NBA championships (2009 and 2010), earning Finals MVP honors on both occasions. 

Kobe ended his historic career with one last shining moment in 2016. In his final game in the NBA, a 37-year old Bryant willed the Lakers to a come-from-behind victory, scoring 60 points and hitting the game-winning shot in the process. The performance was surreal, the perfect bow on the gift that was watching Kobe play. A nod to the basketball greats, a demonstration of a love for the game, deep-rooted and palpable. 

In 2021, Kobe Bryant was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Lakers organization retired both numbers he wore during his career, 24 and 8.