A jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz sold Thursday for $10.1 million via Sotheby’s auction house. It is the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia ever auctioned.
in late August. This is only the second Jordan game-worn NBA Finals jersey to ever reach auction.
The 1998 season was a grueling test for Jordan and the Bulls as they navigated internal conflict and strenuous team dynamics. With Bulls’ players aware the roster could be broken up at season’s end, the campaign was branded the “Last Dance” as the team pursued its sixth ring of the decade.This tumultuous, legendary season culminated with an NBA Finals matchup against the Jazz, led by John Stockton and Karl Malone.
“The season itself is his ‘magnum opus’ as an athlete, and a testament to him as a champion and competitor,” Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectibles, said in a statement. “Finals jerseys from Jordan are remarkably scant and the [1998] Finals are arguably the most coveted of them all.”Before the record-setting “Last Dance” jersey sale, the most expensive NBA jersey was a game-worn Kobe Bryant jersey from his rookie season, which sold for $3.7 million in May 2021.
which premiered in April 2020. The 10-part documentary series featured never-before-seen footage and interviews, shedding light on Jordan the person and basketball player. The record-setting red jersey was featured in Episode 10, which focused on the 1998 Finals. “In the weeks since we announced the auction, there’s been palpable excitement from not only sports fans, but collectors alike who are eager to own a rarefied piece of history,” Wachter said. “[The] record-breaking result, with an astounding 20 bids, solidifies Michael Jordan as the undisputed GOAT, proving his name and incomparable legacy is just as relevant as it was nearly 25 years ago.”
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