An elemental piece of NBA history connected to Kobe Bryant is officially heading to auction. The basketball used on the Los Angeles Lakers' 2000 championship victory game is set to

On Tuesday, TMZ reported that an especially coveted piece of Lakers history is heading to auction: a game ball from the 2000 NBA Finals. The ball comes from Game 6 of the series, the title-clinching matchup in which the Lakers closed out the Pacers with a 116–111 win.

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A piece of L.A. basketball history is hitting the auction block -- the game ball used by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers when they won the 2000 NBA Finals!!