Listed by the online auction website Goldin on March 9, the 14K gold, 40-diamond ring spells out the words ... as they did not attend his wedding to Vanessa Bryant in April that year.

1 / 10Before the final game of his career, the Lakers organization presented Kobe and Vanessa Bryant with commemorative retirement rings celebrating the Mamba's illustrious career. The ring was ...

when they did not attend his wedding to Vanessa Bryant in April that year. In a statement to the Times, the Bryants said that they were not involved in the latest auction of the ring. PEOPLE ...

The ring was gifted to Bryant's father, Joe, before their falling out due to Kobe's marriage to Vanessa Bryant. The auction company, Goldin, had a history and legal disputes with Kobe over ...