Kobe Battles Mom Pamela Bryant: Why Is NBA Player Suing Over Basketball Memorabilla?

Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementos from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The disagreement is a high-value, high-profile version of a question many families face: Can Mom get rid of the stuff a grown child left at home?

Pamela Bryant was reportedly paid a $450,000 advance by Goldin Auctions of New Jersey for the right to sell hundreds of Kobe's possessions.

Among these items include game and practice jerseys from his days at Lower Merion High School, trophies, a 2000 signed All-Star game ball, his varsity high school letters, a Lakers jacket and shorts plus more, accorinding to reports.

In lawsuit documents obtained by TMZ, Kobe's mother said that she would use the $450,000 to purchase a home, but with a millionaire son one must consider that their relationship must not be the best if Pamela is resulting to selling Kobe's High School memorabilia for one lump sum.

Kenneth Goldin, owner of the auction house, says he can't cancel the auction because he's already advanced $450,000 to Bryant's mother and put money into advertising the auction.

Kobe Bryant's lawyer Mark Campbell said in a statement, "Mr. Bryant's personal property has ended up in the possession of someone who does not lawfully own it. We look forward to resolving this legal matter through the legal system."

Goldin Auctions has gone to court, naming Kobe as the defendant and asking a judge to declare Pamela the owner of the goods according to a TMZ report.

Bryant has had a sometimes icy relationship with his mother and father, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former pro basketball player who is now coaching in Thailand.