Los Angeles Lakers uniform worn in NBA Finals by Kobe Bryant

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Adidas AG, German, founded 1948

Worn by

Kobe Bean Bryant, American, 1978 - 2020

Subject of

Los Angeles Lakers, American, founded 1947

National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946

Description

A basketball uniform, jersey and shorts, worn by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers for game five of the 2008 NBA Finals. The jersey is white with yellow panels and purple piping and accents. The jersey features appliqué across the front reading [LAKERS / 24] and on the back reading [BRYANT / 24]. The NBA logo is embroidered at the left shoulder. Tags on the jersey at bottom read [SIZE / 54], [CLIMATE], [NBA / AUTHENTICS], [(Lakers logo)], [PLAYER ID / (blank space)], [(Adidas logo)], [LENGTH +4], and [MelGrayGroup / NBA GameWorn / 2007-2008 Season / AM006381]. The shorts are white with yellow side panels and purple accents. The Lakers logo is stitched on the shorts on the left and right flanks and the NBA logo is embroidered at the right hip. Series of tags on the waistband includes [SIZE / 44], [LENGTH +2], and [PLAYER ID / 24], with the [24] handwritten in black marker.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kobe Bryant

Date

2008

Object number

2017.12.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

jerseys

athletic shorts

sports uniforms

Medium

cloth , elastic

Dimensions

H x W (Jersey, flat): 40 3/16 × 26 3/4 in. (102 × 68 cm)

H x W (Shorts, flat): 21 1/4 × 18 1/8 in. (54 × 46 cm)

Place used

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Exhibition

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Athletes

Basketball

Clothing and dress

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595c49d93-aa28-4332-a46d-27aaff7cbe78

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.12.1-.2