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Ron Firman, a Miami real estate investor, purchased Michael Jordan's game-worn and autographed Chicago Bulls jersey from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals for a record-breaking $14 million. This sale is the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia and ranks second only to Babe Ruth’s New York Yankees jersey that sold for $24.12 million in 2024. The jersey, which bears witness to one of Jordan's most significant appearances in his final season with the Bulls, was initially acquired by a private collector from the Bulls organization in 2003 and has remained in singular ownership since then.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A game-worn and autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a record $14 million in a private sale, announced by Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions on Monday. The red Chicago Bulls jersey was worn during Game 2 against the Utah Jazz on June 5, 1998, when Jordan and the Bulls evened the series at one game apiece with a victory. Miami real estate investor Ron Firman purchased the iconic piece of memorabilia, making it the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia and second only to Babe Ruth's $24.12 million jersey from the 1932 World Series. Jordan eventually led Chicago to their sixth NBA championship that year, completing his legendary career with the Bulls.
Written for “Michael Jordan Jersey Sale Record” on 2026-10-13,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
The jersey Michael Jordan wore during Game 2 of the “Last Dance” 1998 NBA Finals has sold for a record $14m.
Hunt Auctions announced on Monday that the game-worn, autographed Chicago Bulls jersey was bought by Miami real estate investor Ron Firman in a private sale.
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jersey → wear → sale
It is the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia and, according to the auction house, the newly sold Jordan jersey ranks as the second-largest sale in history among game-worn sports jerseys.
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jersey → pay → jerseys
The New York Yankees jersey worn by Babe Ruth in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series – during which Ruth called his shot before a home run – went for $24.12m in 2024.
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Ruth → wear → 2024
Jordan and the Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in six games to win the 1998 championship, the sixth and final title of his career in Chicago.
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Jordan → defeat → Chicago
Game 2, played on June 5, 1998, in Salt Lake City, saw Chicago even the series 1-1, largely thanks to a dominant performance by its superstar guard.
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Chicago → play → guard
Jordan put up 37 points, five rebounds, and three assists in a 93-88 victory.
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Jordan → put → victory
He would go on to collect his sixth and final Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, two more than anyone else in NBA history, nine days later.
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He → go → history
The wildly popular “Last Dance” documentary, released in 2020, was centred around that 1997-98 Bulls season.
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documentary → release → season
“The record-setting price achieved for the related Michael Jordan jersey is yet another corroborative result as to the significance of Jordan within the industry and popular culture.
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price → set → industry
This remarkable garment bore witness to one of Jordan’s most hallowed NBA Finals appearances as part of his ‘Last Dance’ season to complete his illustrious career,” David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, said in a statement.
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Hunt → bear → statement
“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.
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it → establish → art
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
This sale becomes at least the third time a Jordan jersey from that 1998 Finals has fetched at least $10m.
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jersey → become → 10
A jersey from Game 1 was sold at auction for about $10.1m in 2022, and a jersey from Game 3 was auctioned last month for about $12.3m via an auction in September.
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jersey → sell → September
“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 bought 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 → buy → purchaser
Just about anything related to the 1998 Finals and Jordan’s final season with the Bulls has been the subject of huge 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 $2.2m, 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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