Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ jersey was sold at auction for $10.1 million, making it the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia in history
The previous record was established earlier this year at Sotheby's, with Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" jersey fetching a staggering $9.3 million.
"In the weeks since we announced the auction, there's been palpable excitement from not only sports fans, but collectors alike who are eager to own a rarefied piece of history," said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby's Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables.American basketball legend Michael Jordan's jersey from game one of the 1998 NBA Finals, which will go up for auction in September, is seen in a case in Monterey, California, U.S. August 18, 2022.
Jordan's jersey was expected to fetch $3 to $5 million at Sotheby's "INVICTUS" auction and eclipsed the $3.7 million spent in May on Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn in his rookie year -- the previous record for a basketball jersey at auction. It also broke the record for any item of Jordan sports memorabilia after his autographed relic card from 1997-1998 sold for $2.7 million.
The jersey from the famed "Last Dance" season -- named after the 2020 ESPN/Netflix documentary chronicling Jordan and Chicago Bulls in their quest to win their sixth NBA championship in eight years -- attracted a total of 20 bids.Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge
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