Michael Jordan Last Dance jersey bought for record $14m in private sale
NBA star wore jersey during 1998 NBA finals Jordan memorabilia has attracted huge attention A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA finals has been sold for $14m, an auction house announced on Monday, in what it said is the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia.
Hunt Auctions said Miami real estate investor Ron Firman had bought the jersey in a private sale.
Jordan wore the red jersey in Game 2 of the 1998 finals; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the series at a game apiece.
Jordan and the Bulls would go on to win the series in six games, the sixth and final title of his Hall of Fame career.
That 1997-98 season was the subject of the Last Dance documentary series, which became a hit on Netflix in 2020 .
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