The red jersey MJ wore in Game 2 of the 1998 Finals is now the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever sold.
Michael Jordan's legend just got another price tag, and it is a historic one. The jersey he wore during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million, making it the most valuable piece of basketball memorabilia ever bought.
Hunt Auctions announced the sale on Monday, saying Miami real estate investor Ron Firman acquired the red Chicago Bulls jersey in a private transaction. The auction house described the figure as a new all-time high for the hobby.
Jordan wore the jersey in Game 2 of the Finals against the Utah Jazz. Chicago won that night to level the series at 1-1, and the Bulls went on to close it out in six games. That title was the sixth and last of Jordan's Hall of Fame career, capping one of the great dynasties in sports history.
The 1997-98 season is the one chronicled in The Last Dance, the documentary series that became a global hit on Netflix in 2020 and sent interest in Jordan memorabilia soaring. This sale shows the appetite for anything tied to MJ's final championship run is still growing.
