The last official NBA game the great Michael Jordan played was on April 16, 2003 but his memorabilia is still breaking the record books.
An autographed Jordan jersey from his ‘Last Dance’ season has been sold for $14 million in a private sale, making it the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia.
Jordan wore the Chicago Bulls jersey during game two of the 1998 NBA Finals in which he scored 37 points leading the Bulls to their first win of the Finals. He was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player in all six. With this he ended his last season with the Bulls with a 4-2 series win for his sixth and final NBA Championship.
Record Air. Important 1998 @NBA Finals Game Two @chicagobulls Michael Jordan game worn road jersey sold via private treaty sale for $14,000,000. The price is a world record for any basketball memorabilia item and the second highest price ever paid for a sports jersey of any type. Jersey was photo matched by @MeiGray and @sia_photoMatch to Game Two of the 1998 “Last Dance” NBA Finals in which Jordan scored 37 points leading the Bulls to their first win of the Finals.
Jordan jersey is the second costliest highest price ever paid for a sports jersey of any type. The only other jersey to be more expensive than that is the one worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth when he "called the shot" during the 1932 World Series, which was sold for $24.1 million in 2024.
This is now the third Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals that has been sold for such a high price. In 2022, his Game 1 jersey sold for approximately $10.1 million and his Game 3 jersey brought in roughly $12.3 million just last month.
The previous high for a basketball item was a card featuring Jordan and Kobe Bryant from 2007-08 which sold for $12.9m last year.
The latest purchase was made by New York real estate investor Ron Firman in a private sale through Hunt Auctions. “Michael Jordan was an incredibly talented player who is admired around the world.” said collector Ron Firman in a statement released by Hunt Auctions. “I’m very excited about the purchase. I want to thank David Hunt of Hunt Auctions whose company is a leader in exceptional private sale items of this type.”