A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has been sold for $10.1 million — becoming the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia ever bought at an auction.
The item was sold on Thursday at Sotheby's "INVICTUS" a two-part auction of sports artifacts. The bright red shirt with the words, "Bulls 23," amassed 20 bids, Sotheby's told NPR.
Jordan wore the jersey during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals. His team, the Chicago Bulls, would go on to win the championship series against the Utah Jazz.
The season is widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance" because it concluded a historic run of wins for the Bulls in the 1990s, which included six NBA championships. Jordan went on to temporary retire in 1999. In 2001, he returned to play for another two years. Jordan officially retired in 2003 at age 40.
A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card still holds the title for generally the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia sold at an auction, with a price tag of $12.6 million.
The jersey is also considered the most valuable Jordan-relate item ever sold at an auction. In 2021, a pair of sneakers he wore during his first season with the Bulls was sold for nearly $1.5 million.
Brahm Wachter, Sotheby's head of streetwear and modern collectables, told NPR that Jordan's jersey stirred excitement from both sports fans and avid collectors.
He 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."
A Michael Jordan jersey is sold for over $10 million, setting a new record. A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA championships has sold at auction for $10.1 million.
Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 jersey is the most expensive sports jersey ever sold. It sold for $10.1 million(around 843 350 000 in Indian rupees).
Here are a few of the most iconic (and expensive) jerseys that have been sold to date… A Jordan game-worn jersey from the 1982-1983 University of North Carolina season sold for $1,380,000, marking a new record price for a Jordan jersey.
Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls NBA Jersey: Michael Jordan's iconic #23 Bulls jersey is arguably the most recognized and best-selling sports jersey in history, symbolizing his legendary NBA career and global influence on basketball.
The Lakers, Celtics and Warriors are the most popular teams in the league in terms of NBA store sales, and a few familiar names are at the top of the jersey sales list. Stephen Curry owns the top-selling jersey in the league, and Jayson Tatum and LeBron James are right behind him.
Big Number. $10.1 million. That's how much Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 jersey from the famed 'Last Dance' season sold for at Sotheby's auction in September 2022, making it the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia ever sold.
One of the consensus GOATs in American sports history just broke another record. Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 jersey sold for $10.1 million on Thursday, ESPN reported. The sale, which was administered by auction house Sotheby's, is a record for a game-worn jersey.
A staggering $2.2 million, negotiated in advance and in line with estimates from the auction house. It was a landmark sale for a single pair of sports shoes and a reminder that when it comes to sports memorabilia, it's hard to beat Michael Jordan.
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