Stephen A. Smith discussed whether Kobe Bryant should be higher than 10.
A Kobe Bryant card was sold privately over the weekend for $2 million, the highest price a Bryant card has ever been sold for.
The 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald card is not a rookies card nor does it have an autograph or swatch.
The Bryant card became the latest basketball card to break the $2 million threshold for a sale, joining multiple LeBron James RPAs, a Luka Doncic Logoman auto and a Michael Jordan All Star game-used jersey auto card. James holds the all-time record, with his 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection RPA parallel card selling for a record $5.2 million in April 2021.
The Bryant card is graded 004/100, but only cards 1-10 are emerald-colored, and the Precious Metal Gems insert is red. Beckett Media used to be called Precious Metal Gem.
The Bryant card was tied for the best-graded known example of this card with an 8.5 grade from Beckett Grading Services. PSA has a 7 version of the emerald parallel.
Jesse Craig, director of business development at PWCC, said in a statement that this is Kobe's best card in existence.
The futuristic and cartoonish extraterrestrial background of this era of Metal Universe cards was praised. The foil surface of the cards made them easy to ding and flake.
The 1997-98 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant cards were numbered 81 and included this record sale. Bryant scored 81 points on January 22, 2006 in the NBA.
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