Michael Jordan's Iconic Finals Jersey Fetches $14 Million Record

WHO:

Daily Mail Sports - Michael Jordan wore the jersey.

RealGM Basketball - The buyer of the jersey is Miami real estate investor Ron Firman.

RealGM Basketball - David Hunt is the president of Hunt Auctions.

WHAT:

Fox News - The jersey is the third 1998 Finals piece to sell for eight figures recently.

RealGM Basketball - Chicago won the series in six games, giving Jordan his sixth and final NBA title.

RealGM Basketball - Interest in items from Jordan's final Bulls season remains strong.

ABC News - The jersey was sold privately for $14 million, making it the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia.

RealGM Basketball - The jersey is the third piece from the 1998 Finals to sell for eight figures recently.

RealGM Basketball - The Air Jordan sneakers worn by Jordan in the same Game 2 sold for $2.2 million in 2023, a record for sneakers at the time.

Daily Mail Sports - The jersey is the red road jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals, where the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz to even the series at one game apiece.

RealGM Basketball - The jersey was sold privately for $14 million, marking the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia.

RealGM Basketball - The sale serves as another benchmark for the sports memorabilia industry, according to Hunt Auctions president David Hunt.

Daily Mail Sports - The jersey is the third piece from the 1998 Finals to sell for eight figures recently.

RealGM Basketball - The sale ranks as the second-highest known price for a game-worn jersey.

RealGM Basketball - Interest in items from Jordan's final Bulls season remains strong.

Daily Mail Sports - The jersey is the third piece from the 1998 Finals to sell for eight figures recently.

RealGM Basketball - Ron Firman expressed excitement about the purchase, stating, "Michael Jordan was an incredibly talented player who is admired around the world. I'm very excited about the purchase."

Daily Mail Sports - Michael Jordan's jersey sold for $14 million.

RealGM Basketball - The sale is the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia.

RealGM Basketball - The jersey is from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals.

RealGM Basketball - The sale ranks as the second-highest known price for a game-worn jersey.

RealGM Basketball - Babe Ruth's "called shot" jersey sold for $24.12 million in 2024.

RealGM Basketball - At least three Jordan jerseys from the 1998 Finals have topped $10 million.

RealGM Basketball - A Game 1 jersey sold for about $10.1 million in 2022.

RealGM Basketball - A Game 3 jersey sold for about $12.3 million last month.

RealGM Basketball - The Air Jordan sneakers worn by Jordan in the same Game 2 sold for $2.2 million in 2023.

WHERE:

RealGM Basketball - The auction was conducted by Hunt Auctions, based in Pennsylvania.

WHEN:

Daily Mail Sports - The jersey was worn on June 5, 1998.

RealGM Basketball - The jersey was bought by a private collector from the Bulls in 2003.

RealGM Basketball - The 1997-98 season was chronicled in the 2020 documentary series "The Last Dance."

WHY:

RealGM Basketball - David Hunt stated, "We are very pleased to have been able to facilitate this historic sale which serves as another benchmark for our industry."

RealGM Basketball - David Hunt stated, "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."

RealGM Basketball - David Hunt stated that Michael Jordan's importance in the sports memorabilia marketplace has escalated to an elite asset class.

HOW:

RealGM Basketball - The jersey had changed hands only once since being bought by a private collector from the Bulls in 2003.

RealGM Basketball - The jersey was sold privately through Hunt Auctions.

A jersey from Michael Jordan's 1998 Finals has just sold for over ten million dollars, marking it as the third piece from that series to reach eight figures recently. Chicago won the Finals in six games, securing Jordan his sixth and final NBA title. Interest in memorabilia from Jordan's last season with the Bulls continues to thrive among collectors.