Michael Jordan memorabilia record broken with huge sale of ‘Last Dance’ jersey
A jersey worn in the NBA Finals during Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ season with the Chicago Bulls sold for £9.3m
A Michael Jordan jersey, worn during his legendary 'Last Dance' season in 1998, has shattered the record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia sold at auction. The jersey fetched £9.3 million ($12.3 million), far exceeding the previous record of £7.6 million ($10.1 million) set for a similar item.
The basketball icon played in game three of the 1998 NBA Finals in his iconic jersey, leading the Chicago Bulls to a decisive 4-2 series victory. This victory culminated Jordan's sixth and final NBA Championship.
Entrepreneur Rob Gough listed the jersey for auction on Joopiter, a digital auction house founded and owned by musician, producer, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams. The auction house predicted the jersey would sell for between £7.5 million and £11.3 million ($10 million to $15 million), with the final price falling right in the middle of that range.
Alongside this historic sale, Jordan's 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello also found a new owner at auction, fetching £2 million ($2.7 million), quadrupling the previous auction record for that model. Experts lauded the 'Last Dance' jersey as a pinnacle of sports memorabilia, describing it as an embodiment of greatness and a symbol of basketball's transformation into a global cultural phenomenon.
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