A basketball jersey that legend Michael Jordan wore during one of his most well-known seasons is available for sale and has the potential to become the most expensive basketball jersey ever.
During Game 3 of his historic 1998 NBA Finals run, the star wore a white mesh shirt with Jordan’s famous number “23” on it. “The Last Dance,” a 2020 ESPN and Netflix documentary series of the same name, recounts his final moments with the Chicago Bulls.
Jordan gave a devastating effort in front of the home crowd during the crucial game against the Utah Jazz, which helped turn the series in the Bulls’ favor. Jordan eventually led the team to win its sixth title in eight seasons.
The shirt is a very uncommon piece of memorabilia because it is the only white game-winning jersey from the 1998 Finals that has been made publicly available for purchase.
Pharrell Williams, a musician, producer, and men’s design director for Louis Vuitton, owns the auction house Joopiter, which will sell the jersey. The sellers estimate that this jersey will sell for between $10 and $15 million, and it has the potential to become a part of world cultural history.
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From September 15 to September 29, there will be an online auction titled “Driven to Greatness.”
The jersey would surpass the previous record set by another Jordan jersey from Game 1 of the same finals and become the most expensive basketball jersey ever sold if it sells above its low estimate.
According to a CNN article from 2022, a red jersey worn during the Bulls’ losing game sold for $10.1 million, more than double earlier predictions.
Babe Ruth’s “Called Shot” jersey, which sold for $24.12 million in 2024, now holds the record for the most expensive sports memorabilia ever sold. Before blasting a home run into the bleachers in the fifth inning of the 1932 World Series, Ruth looked to gesture toward something in center field while wearing the jersey. This incident is now part of baseball legend.
Jordan is still one of the most well-known athletes, though, since his internet memorabilia sales routinely surpass those of today’s biggest stars.