Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA finals jersey sells for more than £9m
A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season sells for $12.3m, a record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia.
Michael Jordan's jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has achieved a new record price of $12.3 million (£9.3 million), according to BBC Sport. This marks the highest sale price for any Jordan memorabilia, surpassing the previous record of $10.1 million paid for his jersey from Game 1 of the same Finals. The Chicago Bulls star donned the jersey during Game 3 of the 1998 Finals, which the Bulls won 4-2 against the Utah Jazz, securing Jordan's sixth and final NBA championship title.
Jordan was also named Finals Most Valuable Player for the sixth time that season. The jersey was sold by entrepreneur Ryan Gough through Joopiter, a digital auction house founded by Pharrell Williams. The auction listing described the jersey as embodying "greatness" and noted that it was "worn during the Last Dance," symbolizing the transformative era of basketball.
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