While wearing the presented Nike sneakers Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 26 points while also contributing 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and a block, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 96-71 victory over the Utah Jazz at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 27, 2011, their first win of the 2011-12 season. "The Black Mamba" led the defending champion Lakers to the Western Conference Semi-Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, where they lost in a five-game series.

These signed size 14 Nike Zoom VII sneakers have been photo-matched to the Dec. 27, 2011 game by Sports Investors Authentication and are white and purple with black accents. Bryant's personal logo is prominently applied in white to the purple removable ankle lock-down boots. Black Nike "swoosh" logos are applied to both sides of the white upper, with Bryant's facsimile signature appearing in silver on the purple heels. Bryant has signed the white toe box of both shoes in black marker and has inscribed the left heel with "12-27-11" and the right heel with "26 pts." Additionally, a white piece of athletic tape has been applied to the sole of each shoe, with "96 LAKERS VS JAZZ 71" and "12/27/11" written in an unknown hand. The sneakers display excellent use with various stains, midsole creasing and scuff-marks. Bryant was posthumously elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. The sneakers come with an LOA from Sports Investors Authentication (220816M4) for the photo match to the Dec. 27, 2011 game, plus a COA from Panini (PA20062) authenticating the game use by Bryant during the Dec. 27, 2011 NBA game and authenticating his signature and inscriptions.