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A Michael Jordan jersey from the Chicago Bulls’ 1998 championship run has set a new record for basketball memorabilia.
The game-worn, autographed red road jersey Jordan wore in Game 2 of the NBA Finals sold privately for $14 million, Hunt Auctions announced Monday. The auction house identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. Jordan wore the jersey on June 5, 1998, when the Bulls beat the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City to even the series at one game apiece. Chicago went on to win the championship in six games, giving Jordan the sixth and final NBA title of his Hall of Fame career.
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The price makes the jersey the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever sold, according to Hunt Auctions. It also places the sale among the biggest reported prices for any game-worn jersey, behind the $24.12 million paid in 2024 for Babe Ruth’s “called shot” jersey from the 1932 World Series.
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Jordan’s 1998 Finals jerseys keep setting records
The $14 million sale adds to a growing run of high-priced collectibles from Jordan’s final championship season in Chicago.
A jersey he wore in Game 1 of the 1998 Finals sold for about $10.1 million in 2022. A different jersey, worn in Game 3, brought $12.26 million at auction last month. The new private sale tops both reported prices. The continued demand reflects the importance collectors place on the 1997-98 season, later chronicled in the documentary series The Last Dance. Jordan’s career with the Bulls ended with that championship, and items tied to the season have become especially sought-after pieces of sports history.
Hunt Auctions said the jersey was originally purchased directly from the Bulls by a private collector in 2003. According to the auction house, it changed hands only once after that original purchase. Firman said in a statement released by Hunt Auctions that Jordan was “an incredibly talented player who is admired around the world,” and that he was excited about the purchase. Hunt Auctions president David Hunt described the sale as a new benchmark for the memorabilia market.
The latest result shows how a piece from one championship series can keep climbing in value. Three Jordan jerseys from the 1998 Finals have now reportedly sold for at least $10 million, with the Game 2 jersey setting the highest mark yet for basketball memorabilia.