Imagine owning a piece of Michael Jordan’s untouchable “Last Dance” season. His game-worn jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals is hitting the auction block, carrying a jaw-dropping presale estimate of $10 million to $15 million.
A Jersey From the Ultimate Blowout
This isn’t just any jersey. This is the one MJ rocked during the Chicago Bulls’ absolutely dominant 96-54 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of the ’98 Finals. Think about that series, right? Five of those six games were decided by five points or less, and Game 6, the title-clincher, was a single-point nail-biter. But Game 3? Pure, unadulterated blowout. Jordan didn’t even need late-game heroics, still dropping a game-high 24 points in just 32 minutes. And yeah, this bad boy features the iconic 1998 NBA Finals patch, too.
The “Last Dance” Legacy and Record-Breaking Stakes
Talk about a piece of history! This jersey represents the absolute peak of Jordan’s career and the culmination of one of the greatest dynasties in sports. The 1998 Finals marked his final season with the Bulls, sealing his sixth and final championship with that legendary Game 6 winning shot. The Bulls were generational, pulling off two incredible three-peats from 1991-93 and again from 1996-98. MJ even took a break from hoops to chase his baseball dreams. Caitlin Donovan, Joopiter’s global head of sales, absolutely nailed it, saying “The Last Dance represents really one of the defining chapters in the history of all sports, not just basketball.” She added that it’s “more than just the conclusion of (Jordan’s) career with the Bulls, it really marked the culmination of one of the greatest dynasties that I feel was ever assembled.” She’s not wrong.
Now, for all you memorabilia hounds out there, here’s where it gets wild. The current record for a basketball jersey sold at public auction stands at $10.1 million. That record was set in 2022 by Jordan’s game-worn jersey from Game 1 of *that very same 1998 NBA Finals*! While this Game 3 gem isn’t projected to surpass Babe Ruth’s staggering $24.1 million 1932 World Series “called shot” jersey, which sold in 2024, it absolutely has a legitimate shot at smashing the record for a basketball game-worn jersey. The presale estimate alone already puts it in that league. Bidding kicks off on September 15th at 10 a.m. ET, by the way.
So, get ready to watch history unfold. If you’ve got $10 million to $15 million burning a hole in your pocket, you could literally own a piece of basketball immortality. We’ll be glued to Joopiter to see if this iconic “Last Dance” jersey not only hits its insane estimate but also resets the record books for basketball memorabilia. This is gonna be epic!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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