AR / ITEM / 00100395
Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 Jersey
American · maker unknown
The red number 23 Chicago Bulls jersey Michael Jordan wore in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, sold by Sotheby's in 2022 for $10.1 million.
- Date
- Worn June 1998
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Record
Jordan wore this jersey in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his final championship season with the Chicago Bulls, later the subject of the documentary The Last Dance. He scored 33 points in 45 minutes, his longest court time of the series, in a loss to the Utah Jazz; the Bulls won the series 4–2 and Jordan was named Finals MVP for the sixth time. The jersey sold at Sotheby's in September 2022 for $10.1 million, double its estimate and then the record for game-worn sports apparel.
- Culture
- American
- Origin
- United States
In the Tapestry
- Worn by · June 1998
- Michael JordanA
- Worn at · June 1998
- 1998 NBA FinalsA
- Used by · 1998
- Chicago BullsA
Sources
- A
CNBC, 'Michael Jordan jersey sells for $10.1 million at Sotheby's' (16 September 2022)
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