A Michael Jordan jersey from his ultimate season with the Chicago Bulls has offered for a file $14m (£10.6m), making it the costliest piece of basketball memorabilia ever offered.
Jordan wore the signed jersey throughout Game Two of the 1998 NBA Finals, when he scored a game-high 37 factors.
He went on to complete his ultimate season with the Bulls by securing a 4-2 sequence victory over the Utah Jazz, profitable his sixth and ultimate NBA Championship. Jordan was named the Finals’ Most Valuable Player in all six championship campaigns.
The solely piece of sports activities memorabilia to command a better value is a jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth through the 1932 World Series, when he famously “called the shot”. The merchandise offered for $24.1m (£18.2m) in 2024.
The earlier file for a basketball merchandise was held by a buying and selling card that includes Jordan and Kobe Bryant from the 2007-08 season, which offered for $12.9m (£9.8m) final yr.
The sale additionally surpasses the earlier file for Jordan’s game-worn memorabilia, set simply two weeks in the past when his jersey from Game Three of the 1998 Finals fetched $12.3m (£9.3m) at public sale. That jersey was not autographed.
The newest buy was made by Miami actual property investor Ron Firman in a personal sale organized by Hunt Auctions.
David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, mentioned in an announcement: “While Michael Jordan’s importance within the sports memorabilia marketplace has long been established, it has now escalated to an elite asset class more typically reserved for iconic works of art.”
Faridah Abdulkadiri
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