This is a new record for a collectible sporting item.

A basketball legend Michael Jordan jersey sold for $10.1 million on Thursday at Sotheby's.

The red tunic flanked by the number 23 was worn by the star during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in 1998, the year of his last victorious title with the Chicago Bulls.

The world record was held until then by footballer Diego Maradona's jersey, sold for some 9.3 million dollars.

The Argentinian wore it against England at the 86 World Cup.

A record breaking day.

Michael Jordan's iconic 1998 NBA Finals 'The Last Dance' jersey has sold for $10.1 million, setting records for a basketball jersey, any game-worn sports memorabilia, and most valuable #MichaelJordan item ever sold at auction.

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— Sotheby's (@Sotheby's) September 15, 2022

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Worn during "The last dance"

Sotheby's auctioned for eight days in September this article of Michael Jordan, 59 years old today, for an estimate ranging from three to five million dollars.

The jersey therefore went for twice the estimated price in the high range.

It is "a new record for a basketball jersey at auction, a record for any previously worn, heritage sporting item, and the most expensive item ever sold in Michael's collection. Jordan “, welcomed in a press release the auction house of works of art.

One of its managers, Brahm Wachter, said that as soon as the sale was announced in August, "the enthusiasm was palpable among sports fans but also among collectors eager to own a rare piece of history. ".

For him, "the 1997-98 season is perhaps one of Jordan's fan favorites because Michael was at the top of his game knowing it was his last chance with the Chicago Bulls for the championship. NBA”.

This season, pundits - and a 2020 documentary on Netflix - dubbed it "The Last Dance".

Jordan, king of auction records

Jordan is also the athlete of records in terms of auction sales.

In October 2021, Sotheby's sold a pair of sneakers, the Nike Air Ships, worn by Jordan in 1984-85 for $ 1,472,000, setting an auction record for shoes worn in matches.

An astronomical price, already smashing the record of Nike Air Jordan sold for 615,000 dollars in August 2020 during auctions organized by the competing company Christie's.

Another item from Michael Jordan's collection, an autographed card from the 1997-98 season, also sold for $2.7 million.

Six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, inspiration for Nike's Air Jordan line of sneakers, owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest sportsmen of all time and today one of of the most prominent figures in the sports industry.

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