The locker Kobe Bryant used during his historic NBA career has found a new owner ... and the final price was a whopping $2.8 MILLION!!
The bidding for the extremely rare piece of Kobe memorabilia closed on Friday, August 2nd ... the same day the Black Mamba is slated to be honored with a second statue outside the venue he made famous, with this iteration featuring his daughter, Gianna.
The final price for the locker -- which was removed from the Staples Center during renovations in 2008 -- was $2,880,000, far exceeding the estimated amount.