Back in 2013 the late Kobe Bryant settled a lawsuit against his estranged parents after they tried to auction off Kobe memorabilia to finance a new house [click here if you missed that].
Now Kobe's parents are planning to auction the 2000 NBA championship ring replica Kobe gifted his father...
From CBS News
Kobe Bryant's 2000 NBA championship ring, which was originally gifted to his father, former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, is up for sale at Goldin Auctions. Notably, Goldin specifies that it is not the executive ring given to players themselves upon winning a championship. However, it is the "exact same ring" given to Bryant and his fellow Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant ordered an extra ring upon winning the 2000 championship to gift to his father. Now, that ring is for sale.
This is not the first time that memorabilia initially gifted to Bryant's parents made their way on the market. In 2013, Bryant settled a lawsuit with Goldin relating to memorabilia that his parents wanted to sell. That settlement allowed for less than 10% of the items initially slated for auction to actually be sold. This ring is the only one Bryant ever gave to his father, and it comes with a letter of authenticity from his mother, Pamela Bryant.
Bryant's relationship with his parents was strained at times. In 2016, he told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that "Our relationship is shxt," citing the attempted sale of those items in 2013 as one source of tension.
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