A Kobe Bryant high school basketball jersey -- stolen out of the school's trophy case in 2017 -- has been located by a fan in China who's returning the item ... for free!!
Here's the deal ... someone broke into a display case at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania on Supr Bowl Sunday in 2017 and jacked the autographed #33 Bryant jersey he had signed for the school.
Bryant was a high school phenom at Lower Merion -- where he scored nearly 2,900 points during his 4-years. He also scored a date to his prom with Brandy, memba that?