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New Kobe Bryant Merchandise Includes $38k Cap

AEG Merchandise and Lakersstore.com launched a new "24 Collection" to honor Kobe Bryant's impending retirement with a few jaw dropping items listed

Ever wanted to spend $40,000 on a baseball cap?

While not quite $40,000, AEG and the Lakersstore.com revealed a new line of limited edition items honoring Kobe Bryant's upcoming retirement that include a $38,024 cap with 18k gold on the print and snakeskin on the bill. Only eight of these hats have been made as part of the "24 Collection" Apparel Line to celebrate Bryant's final game on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

If one does not want to dole out upwards of $38,000 and would rather only part with $24,008 for a cap, the apparel line also includes the "Purple Diamond Cashmere Cap." Again, only eight of these special edition caps have been created, and this modestly priced head wear includes five yellow diamonds, designed to represent each of Bryant's NBA championships.

New Era created the special edition caps, with AEG and Staples Center teaming up with Lakers' official sponsor Delta Airlines to launch the collection of items Of course, the line of apparel is meant to appeal to more than 16 people who live in a reality where spending roughly $40,000 or $25,000 on a hat sounds like a worthwhile investment.

For only $248.24, the "81 Cap" features Swarovski crystals and lists Bryant's points per quarter for his famous 81-point game. The most modestly priced caps feature a trio of head wear retailing for $72.48, though the limited edition tag on head wear stops at the "81 Cap," of which only 248 have been created.

Adidas also created two limited edition jerseys for the line that retail for $824 and $424, respectively. Each version of the jersey details the five-time champion's career accomplishments and uses the snake motif in various ways. Adidas also has t-shirt versions of the limited edition jerseys retailing for $32.48 for the short sleeve to $42.48. Placed alongside the caps, which cost tens of thousands of dollars, the t-shirts and jerseys sound affordable.

The "24 Collection" went online on Thursday at Lakersstrore.com and includes 45 exclusive items in all. The TEAM LA Store also holds items, with select items exclusive to the TEAM LA Store. 

JH Designs took charge of creating limited edition jackets for Bryant's farewell, with three varieties. On the high end, the $5,824 jacket features all the bells and whistles with lambskin and snakeskin leather and Swarovski rhinestones. Only 24 of those jackets have been produced. The two other limited edition jacket varieties retail for $824 and $724, respectively. 

Other items in the special line of merchandise include pins and coins. In keeping with the theme, the priciest of the pins costs $12,424 and includes 24 diamonds, while the most precious of coins sells for $10,024 and consists of 1.5 oz of solid gold. 

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