Kobe's Lakers inscription from 8th-grade yearbook up for auction

A piece of memorabilia from Kobe Bryant's middle school years has made its way to auction.

Iconic Auctions is selling a 1992 yearbook from Bala Cynwyd Middle School in Pennsylvania that was inscribed by Bryant, who was 13 years old and in eighth grade at the time. The message reads: "In a few years you probably will be dunking on me. Not!! How bout those Lakers. Your friend Kobe Bryant #24."

Iconic Auctions notes that this was the first time Bryant attended school stateside after spending most of his childhood in Italy, where his father, Joe, played basketball following his retirement from the NBA. The company told TMZ Sports it expects the yearbook to fetch more than $20,000.

(Photos courtesy: Iconic Auctions)