Object Details
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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
- Date
- 2008
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kobe Bryant
- 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)
- Type
- jerseys
- athletic shorts
- sports uniforms
