A Michael Jordan game-worn jersey from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million through Hunt Auctions, setting a world record for any basketball memorabilia. The private treaty sale makes it the second-highest price ever paid for a game-used jersey in any sport, trailing only Babe Ruth’s 1932 World Series uniform, which sold for $24.12 million in 2024.
Jordan has now broken his own basketball record multiple times. Two other jerseys from the same 1998 Finals run sold for $10.091 million and $12.26 million, and this latest sale proves that anything tied to the Last Dance era keeps climbing in value. The jersey itself came directly from the Chicago Bulls, complete with a 2003 letter of authenticity from a team official. Collector Ron Firman is the new owner.
The sale underscores how sports memorabilia has evolved into an elite asset class, with blue-chip names from sports history trading like fine art. Jordan’s cultural pull hasn’t faded since he left the game, and his memorabilia market reflects that year after year. Which piece of sports history would you drop real money on if you could afford it?
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