Regarded by the majority of basketball fans as the greatest player of all time, Michael Jordan once again made waves with another historic record, surpassing a previous sale that was equally costly of another jersey bearing the legendary No. 23.
We are talking about the world record, even after 23 years since his retirement, since no basketball jersey has ever been sold for such an exorbitant price, as recorded this Monday, October 12, with a white jersey of “His Airness” finding a buyer at auction for 12.26 million dollars.
Worn on June 5, 1998 during the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, under this jersey Michael Jordan had tallied 37 points, hauled in 5 rebounds and dished out 3 assists, contributing greatly to the Bulls’ equalization by the end of Game 2 in Salt Lake City. That year, the Illinois franchise had captured its sixth NBA title, granting its mythical No. 23 a grand exit, as he had also been named MVP of those Finals played in six games (4-2).
Hunt Auctions announced in grand fashion the acquisition of a red Chicago Bulls jersey in exchange for a check as generous as possible, amounting to 14 million dollars.
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees still tops
Undisputed and intergenerational king of basketball, Michael Jordan nonetheless occupies only the second place in the history of the sport’s most expensive jerseys.
In 2024, the baseball jersey worn by Babe Ruth during the 1932 World Series had been sold for the utterly crazy sum of 24.12 million dollars.
The New York Yankees player had in Game 3 achieved a home run that became mythical due to the announcement to Cubs pitcher Charlie Root of the zone where he would send the ball. The Yankees had swept that series with an emphatic 4-0 score.
