You can buy a $38,000 Hat for Kobe Bryant's last game
Due to the recent retirement of Kobe Bryant, fans are all scraping up some cash in hopes of purchasing from the unique “24 Collection” released in time for his final game.
The collection is an expensive one, and will be used to pay tribute to the basketball legend. Some of the pieces that will be for sale in this collection will include a snakeskin jersey that will cost fans about $424 and also a lambskin jacket that will display “Swarovski crystal” detailing and has a figure of the basketball champ down the back with the year 2015 written on it, which will be sold for a whopping $5,824.
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With the exception of some T-shirts, most of the collection will be priced high, like these extravagant items. In fact, in order to remember his nickname, “Black Mamba,” a 59FIFTY New Era hat, designed with black lambskin and a 18-karat gold 24 symbol on the front, will be priced at $38,248.
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Offering comments about this newly released collection paying homage to Bryant, the vice president of AEG Merchandise company, Sean Ryan, who designed the collection said, “This city is all about spectacle.” He continued, “Derek Jeter might have represented the blue-collar people of New York, but Kobe is more about showtime, so we had to think of diamonds and gold.”
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Based on this collection, fans are sure to remember the 37-year old Lakers basketball star and his last game. But again, they will have to have some cash on hand in order to do so.