A Michael Jordan jersey from his “Last Dance” season has sold for $14 million (£10.6 million), a record for a basketball memorabilia.
Jordan wore the Chicago Bulls jersey in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals and also autographed it.
He scored a game-high 37 points that night before finishing his final season with the Bulls with a 4-2 series victory for his sixth and final NBA championship. He was named Finals Most Valuable Player in all six Finals.
The only piece of sports memorabilia that cost more was the jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he “kicked it out” in the 1932 World Series, which sold for $24.1 million (£18.2 million) in 2024.
The previous record for a basketball item was a card featuring Jordan and Kobe Bryant from 2007-08, which sold for $12.9 million (£9.8 million) last year.
The previous record for a Jordan-worn memorabilia item was set just two weeks ago when his unsigned Game 3 jersey from the 1998 Finals sold at auction for $12.3 million (£9.3 million).
The latest purchase was made by Miami real estate investor Ron Firman in a private sale through Hunt Auctions.
David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, said in a statement: “While Michael Jordan’s importance in the sports memorabilia market has long been established, it has now become an elite asset class more typically reserved for iconic works of art. »
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