Michael Jordan Game-Worn Jersey Sells for a Record $12.26 Million
A Michael Jordan jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for a record $12.26 million, beating his own previous record, per Hypebeast and Heavy.
A Michael Jordan jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $12.26 million, according to reports from Hypebeast and Heavy. The sale beats the record the Bulls great set with his own memorabilia before.
The jersey comes from the Bulls' last title run, the series that ended Chicago's second three-peat. Collectors have treated Jordan's game-worn items as a category of their own for years, and each new record for one of his pieces tends to reset the market for everything around it.
Why Chicago cares
For a city that still talks about that team like it happened last week, a price tag like this is more than a collectibles story. It is a measure of how big the Jordan years were, and how far the Bulls' name reaches well past Chicago.