Michael Jordan 1998 Finals Game 2 jersey sells for $14 million, a memorabilia record

Mixed · 2A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $14 million, which the auction house says is a record for basketball memorabilia. 1 2 Right · 1Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the sale on Monday 12 October 2026 and named the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. 2 Right · 1The red Chicago Bulls jersey was worn in Game 2 of the 1998 Finals against the Utah Jazz on 5 June 1998, when the Bulls evened the series at 1-1; Chicago went on to win its sixth title in eight seasons. 2

Right · 1According to Hunt Auctions, a private collector bought the jersey from the Bulls in 2003 and it has changed hands only once since. 2 Right · 1Hunt Auctions president David Hunt said Jordan's importance in the memorabilia market has escalated to "an elite asset class more typically reserved for iconic works of art"; Firman said he was "very excited about the purchase". 2 Right · 1Fox News reports it is the second-highest known price for a game-worn jersey in any sport, behind Babe Ruth's "called shot" jersey from the 1932 World Series, which sold for $24.12 million in 2024. 2

Right · 1It is the third Jordan jersey from those Finals to sell for at least $10 million: the Game 1 jersey sold for about $10.1 million in 2022 and the Game 3 jersey for roughly $12.3 million last month, more than $36 million across the three. 2