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Michael Jordan Jersey Sale Record

12 Oct to 14 Oct
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MIAMI (AP) — 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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According to Hunt Auctions, the jersey was originally purchased from the Bulls by a private collector in 2003 and has changed hands only once since that initial purchase.

4 of 5 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from Fox News

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.

3 of 5 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from Toronto Star

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.

3 of 5 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from Toronto Star

"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," Hunt Auctions president David Hunt said.

3 of 5 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from Fox News

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  1. 12 Oct

    MIAMI (AP) — 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.

    5 outlets · Toronto Star
  2. 13 Oct

    The wildly popular “Last Dance” documentary, released in 2020, was centred around that 1997-98 Bulls season.

    2 outlets · Al Jazeera
  3. 14 Oct

    The Bulls won that game, tying the series after losing the opener, before going on to win the championship in six games.

    2 outlets · Times of India

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Built 2026-10-14 from 5 articles. Every sentence on this page is quoted from the linked article; nothing was written by a model except the Summary and the items marked AI, which cite their sources, and the questions and labels under "Disputed". Photos are from the outlets that covered the story, never from articles our check marks sensitive.

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