US judge blocks sale of basketball star Bryant’s jersey, rings

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 11: A federal judge has temporarily blocked an auction house from selling basketball great Kobe Bryant’s jerseys, championship rings and other memorabilia worth up to $1 million in a case stemming from a dispute between the Los Angeles Laker and his mother. The All-Star guard has asked the courts to halt the sale of his belongings, which are in possession of his mother, Pamela Bryant, saying he had not been consulted and only learned of the sale in a press release issued by Goldin Auctions. (agencies)