Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ 1998 Finals Jersey Sells for a Record $12.26 Million
The sale set a new record for game-worn NBA jerseys after the white Bulls shirt from Jordan’s 1998 Finals Game 3 drew one bid.
- Michael Jordan's white jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a record $12.3 million on September 29 through Joopiter, the auction platform founded by musician Pharrell Williams.
- Dubbed "The Last Dance," the 1998 season marked the Chicago Bulls' final championship run, culminating in a 96-54 dismantling of the Utah Jazz at the United Center on June 7, 1998.
- Seller Rob Gough confirmed the transaction closed with a $10 million hammer price and $2.26 million in buyer's fees, surpassing Jordan's prior record of $10.1 million set four years earlier.
- Jordan's two 1998 Finals jerseys now account for the only eight-figure NBA jersey sales, with this white jersey being the sole publicly known example from that series to surface.
- Although setting a new NBA benchmark, the sale remains well below the overall sports record of $24.1 million paid for Babe Ruth's "called shot" jersey from the 1932 World Series.
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Jersey worn during Game 3 of 1998 NBA Finals becomes most expensive piece of Jordan memorabilia sold at auction
A jersey by American basketball legend Michael Jordan has been auctioned for a record sum. The shirt from the third game of the 1998 NBA final series with the legendary back number 23 earned 12.26 million dollars (about 10.8 million euros). According to ESPN, no more money was spent on a jersey from the best league in the world before. Jordan played his last season with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan's jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals was sold at auction for $12.3 million. That season went down in history as the one that was later featured in the documentary "The Last Dance." The sale became the highest price ever paid for Jordan's memorabilia.
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes in history. And his jerseys are popular at auctions. Now another legendary Jersey has been auctioned.
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Michael Jordan Game-Worn 1998 Finals Jersey Shatters NBA Auction Record
Even (ahem) 23 years into his third and final retirement from the NBA, Hall of Fame former Chicago Bulls shooting guard Michael Jordan continues to set bonkers records. Online auction platform JOOPITER announced that a game-worn Jordan jersey from Game 3 of a classic 1998 NBA Finals, during the Bulls’ “Last Dance” run to its sixth title in eight years, has shattered the record for a game-worn jersey sale at auction, netting $12.26 million. Per C…
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