Kobe suing his Mother

[PJR]

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementos from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.

A New Jersey auction house filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Camden on Thursday for the right to sell the stuff after the NBA star's lawyers wrote the firm telling it to cancel a planned June auction.





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The disagreement is a high-value, high-profile version of a question many families face: Can Mom get rid of the stuff a grown child left at home?

Pamela Bryant intends to sell: the NBA star's jerseys, practice gear and sweatsuits from Lower Merion High School; varsity letters; a trophy for being the outstanding player at the 1995 Adidas ABCD basketball camp; and a signed basketball from the 2000 NBA championship game.

And then there are rings, for the 1996 Pennsylvania high school championship, a pair that the Lakers made for Bryant's parents for the 2000 NBA championship and one from the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.

According to court filings, Pamela Bryant struck a deal in January with Goldin Auctions in Berlin, N.J., which earlier this year sold a rare Honus Wagner baseball card for a record $2.1 million.

She got $450,000 up front, which she intended to use for a new home in Nevada.

A source told ESPN that Kobe Bryant offered to pay his mother up $250,000 toward a home she wanted.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...siness-auction

[Xsatyr]

Damn... I have to take Kobe's side on this. Is she not financially stable right now?

[theBIGjabroni]

damn this guy is always dealing with off court sh.it an still manages to be the best in the league.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Marshal mathersbe

[TylerOO]

What an asshole

[Foster5k]

Sounds like MomBe is greedy. Kobe was going give her 250k towards a new house. However, she wanted more money.

Kobe should give her about 500k-900k to not sell the items and give them back to him. If she does not agree, I wouldnt' give her a dime ever again. You want your son or you want the money?

[imdaman99]

im sorry kobe, i never meant to make you cry.
but tonight, im cleanin out your closet

[IncarceratedBob]

What an asshole

this

you're supposed to be a mother not a gold digging bitch, she wasn't with him shooting in the gym

[AngelEyes]

What an asshole

You'd think his mother would be called an asshole for auctioning off items that belonged to Kobe that probably have a lot of personal value to him... doesn't sound like a very nice thing to do.

[Nash]

Kobe makes one gazillion dollars a year and as far as I know has a good relationship with his parents. Sounds like complete BS to me.

[PrettyCool]

That woman did not deserve to have Godbe inside of her. Especially for 9 glorious months.

[R.I.P.]

You

[Haymaker]

Seems like Kobe has some shitty parents. What kind of a mother would blackmail her son for money? What kind of parents don't assist his son's wedding because of his bride's race?

[TheMarkMadsen]

Kobe makes one gazillion dollars a year and as far as I know has a good relationship with his parents. Sounds like complete BS to me.

Well apparently you don't know shit considering Kobe & his parents haven't been on good terms in YEARS.

[Djsonny]

for kobe not to build his mom a house, must mean they arent close, for his mom to sell off his stuff, must confirm they arent close. I hope he sues and wins, gets his stuff back, and she has to give back 450k, most likely will be sued by the auction company.