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· collected 2026-10-12 · by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press
A game-worn and autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, according to Hunt Auctions, setting a new record for basketball memorabilia. The buyer is Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. The jersey was worn in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998, when Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were tied one game each with the Utah Jazz before winning the series. This sale highlights the growing value of Jordan-related memorabilia, with a similar jersey from Game 3 selling for about $12.3 million last month.
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Story summary
A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals sold privately for $14 million, making it the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia. The red jersey was worn in Game 2 on June 5, 1998, when Jordan and the Chicago Bulls evened their series against the Utah Jazz at one game each. Hunt Auctions announced that Miami real estate investor Ron Firman is the buyer. This sale is second only to a Babe Ruth jersey sold for $24.12 million, according to David Hunt of Hunt Auctions, who described Jordan's memorabilia as an "elite asset class more typically reserved for iconic works of art." The 1997-98 season was the subject of the documentary series "The Last Dance," which highlighted Jordan’s final championship with the Bulls.
Written for “Michael Jordan Jersey Record Sale” on 2026-10-12,
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A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia.
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house → wear → memorabilia
Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the private treaty sale and identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman.
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Auctions → base → Firman
The red jersey is the one Jordan wore in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the matchup at a game apiece.
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he → wear → game
Jordan and the Bulls would go on to win the series in six games, the sixth and final title of his Hall of Fame career.
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Jordan → go → career
That 1997-98 season was the subject of the 10-episode “Last Dance” documentary series that was released in 2020.
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that → release → 2020
“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,” said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions.
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Hunt → establish → Auctions
“We are very pleased to have been able to facilitate this historic sale which serves as another benchmark for our industry.”
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which → facilitate → industry
The $14 million price would be the second-biggest known cost for a game-worn jersey, behind the $24.12 million paid in 2024 for the jersey worn by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees when he hit the “called shot” home run against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.
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he → know → Series
This sale becomes at least the third time a Jordan jersey from that 1998 finals has fetched at least $10 million.
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jersey → become → million
A jersey from Game 1 was sold at auction for about $10.1 million in 2022 and a jersey from Game 3 was auctioned last month for about $12.3 million.
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jersey → sell → million
“Michael Jordan was an incredibly talented player who is admired around the world.” Firman said in a news release distributed by the auction house.
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Firman → admire → house
“I’m very excited about the purchase.
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I → ’m → purchase
The jersey that Firman purchased was originally bought from the Bulls by a private collector in 2003, Hunt said, adding that it “has remained within a succinct chain of custody having only changed hands once from the original purchaser.”
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it → purchase → purchaser
Just about anything related to the 1998 finals and Jordan’s final season with the Bulls has been the subject of massive interest in the collector space.
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anything → relate → space
In 2023, a pair of Air Jordan sneakers that he wore in Game 2 against the Jazz was sold by Sotheby’s for $2.2 million, touted at the time as “a new world record for the most valuable sneakers ever sold.”
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he → wear → sneakers
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