Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Jersey Goes for $4.68M in NYC Auction

Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Jersey Goes for $4.68M in NYC Auction
Michael Jordans game-worn 1998 NBA Finals The Last Dance jersey, from game 1, is displayed during Sothebys Invictus sales, in New York City on September 6, 2022. - The iconic red Chicago Bulls jersey, with Jordan's number 23 on the back, is only the second worn by the star during his six championships to be sold at auction. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
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Michael Jordan’s game-worn red jersey from the 1996-1997 basketball championship season with the Chicago Bulls sold for $4.68 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Monday (November 4) as part of the ‘Colossal - The Ultimate Jordan Collection’ auction.

Sotheby’s sports specialist Brendan Hawkes had expected the “unicorn” item to sell from anywhere between $4 to $6 million before it was put up for auction in October.

Jordan wore the jersey during at least 17 games, most notably, the game on 12 March 1997 when then-rookie Allen Iverson crossed over Jordan, creating an iconic highlight in basketball lore, according to Hawkes.

Most of the time, Jordan would use a jersey for just one game.

In addition to the red jersey, Sotheby’s also auctioned five other Michael Jordan “relics,” including two white Chicago Bulls jerseys, a flag that the player wore when he received his gold medal in the 1992 Olympics, and a warm-up top and sneakers from his days at the University of North Carolina.

By Aleksandra Michalska and Kurt Michael Hall