The uniform used by NBA = American professional basketball superstar Michael Jordan was put up for auction and was sold for approximately 1.44 billion yen in Japanese yen.
According to the auction company, it is the highest price ever for sports-related goods.
Sotheby's, a major American auction house, sold the jersey that Jordan wore in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in 1998 when he was with the Bulls.
In this season, the Bulls achieved their second consecutive NBA title, and after the season ended, it was known that Jordan retired for the second time, and attention was focused on the last uniform of the Bulls era.
The auction closed on the 15th, and Sotheby's expected it to sell for between $3 million and $5 million, but it actually sold for $10,091,000, or roughly ¥1,440 million in Japanese yen. .
At an auction of sports-related goods, the uniform worn by soccer player Diego Maradona when he scored the so-called "Hand of God" goal at the 1986 World Cup was sold in May this year to about 11 yen. It was sold for 160 million yen, but this time it exceeded that price by nearly 300 million yen, and Sotheby's and the American media reported that it was the highest price ever for sports-related goods.
Jordan-related goods have skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years due to the effect of a documentary program released by Netflix, a major video distribution company. Yes, prices are soaring.