Kobe Bryant not only set a points record for a player of his age in his final game on Wednesday night, he also helped the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Lakers break all-time industry merchandise records.
On Wednesday alone, the Staples Center sold $1.2 million worth of Kobe merchandise, Sean Ryan, AEG vice president of merchandise told ESPN. Ryan said that's a single-day sales record for any arena in the world.
The previous record, Ryan said, was set by Led Zeppelin, who sold $1 million worth of merchandise in London at the O2 Arena on Dec.