There's more to the 1998-99 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Fusion Atomic Refractor card of Kobe Bryant and Eddie Jones than it simply being a rare and attractive card. That certainly is a huge part of its appeal, but the connection between the two players is an important one. Bryant and Jones started out as teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers. Jones acted as a mentor for the young Mamba as Bryant developed his game early in his career. Eventually, Jones became expendable and the pair were split with Jones heading to Charlotte—the team that originally drafted Bryant before trading him west.
As for the card, 1998-99 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Fusion is a double-sided insert set notable for its die-cut designs. Each card pairs an Eastern Conference star with one from the Western Conference. This Atomic Refractor is one of two parallels with the background pattern running on both sides. It has 25 numbered copies while the standard Refractor as 100. Atomic Refractors carried pack odds of 1:2,504 packs.
This Mint 9 is a pop 2 in the PSA registry with 2 copies ranking higher.
The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 12/04/2025.
