A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season has sold for $12.3m (£9.3m), setting a new record for Jordan memorabilia. The jersey was worn in game three of the 1998 NBA Finals, his final season with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan led the Bulls to a 4-2 series win, securing his sixth and final NBA Championship, and was named Finals MVP for the sixth time.
The previous record for Jordan memorabilia was $10.1m for a jersey from game one of the same Finals. The jersey was sold by entrepreneur Ryan Gough through Joopiter, Pharrell Williams' digital auction house, which estimated it at $10-15m. Jordan's 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello also sold for $2.7m, four times the auction record for that model.
Joopiter described the jersey as embodying greatness, marking the culmination of an era that transformed basketball into a global phenomenon. The record for game-worn sports memorabilia remains the Babe Ruth jersey from the 1932 World Series, sold for $24.1m in 2024.
Source: BBC Sport · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing