Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record $10.1 million
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[September 16, 2022]
(Reuters) - Michael Jordan's jersey
from the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for over $10
million at an auction on Thursday, 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.
"Yet again, today's record-breaking result... solidifies Michael
Jordan as the undisputed G.O.A.T, proving his name and incomparable
legacy is just as relevant as it was nearly 25 years ago."
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.
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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.
REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
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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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