Sotheby's sold Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's first game-worn jersey during his rookie season for $7 million.

The jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his Los Angeles Lakers debut in 1996 has sold for $7m (£5.26m) at auction. The jersey, worn by Bryant during his 1996-1997 rookie season, becomes the fourth-most expensive game-worn sports jersey of all time.

A jersey photo-matched to seven games in Kobe Bryant’s 1996-97 rookie season for the Los Angeles Lakers — including his preseason debut on Oct. 16, 1996; his regular-season debut on