Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Jersey Fetches Record $14 Million Private Sale
Michael Jordan’s autographed Game 2 jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has sold privately for $14 million, marking a new basketball memorabilia record. The transaction represents the third jersey from Jordan's iconic championship series to surpass $10 million.
Michael Jordan continues to set unprecedented benchmarks in the global collectibles arena, as a game-worn jersey from his historic 1998 NBA Finals run achieved a record-breaking $14 million private sale, according to a report by Black Enterprise.
The transaction involved Jordan’s autographed Chicago Bulls road jersey worn during Game 2 of the 1998 championship series against the Utah Jazz. Hunt Auctions, which handled the transaction, confirmed that the $14 million price tag establishes a new all-time high for basketball memorabilia. Authentication for the jersey included photographic matching along with Chicago Bulls documentation tracing its exact provenance.
According to the Associated Press, Miami real estate investor Ron Firman purchased the historic jersey. The sale solidifies Jordan’s unparalleled footprint in modern sports commerce, where historic artifacts from his playing career routinely trade at values rivaling blue-chip fine art.
This latest record marks the third uniform from Jordan’s final championship run with Chicago to surpass the eight-figure threshold. According to auction house Sotheby’s, Jordan’s jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 Finals commanded approximately $10.1 million when it went under the hammer in 2022. In another significant transaction, a Game 3 jersey was sold through the digital platform JOOPITER for $12.26 million in September 2026.
The appetite for Jordan’s memorabilia outpaces sales for other basketball legends, even as modern sports memorabilia broadly gains traction among institutional and private collectors. For comparison, a jersey worn by the late Kobe Bryant during his 2007-08 MVP season fetched roughly $5.8 million in 2023 through Sotheby’s. Additionally, a LeBron James jersey worn during the 2013 NBA Finals commanded more than $3 million.
While auction experts note that these multimillion-dollar results reflect extraordinary, museum-grade items rather than everyday collectibles, the market emphasizes the enduring financial power of Jordan’s legacy. Decades after securing his sixth NBA championship ring, the Hall of Fame guard’s cultural relevance and commercial cachet remain an unmatched force across the sports and business worlds.