Sotheby’s auction announced on August 10 that the jersey (shirt) worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals – the last final match of the Legend Jordan – is expected to be sold. sold in September, with an estimated value of about 3-5 million USԀ

The iconic red shirt of the Chicago Bulls team, along with the special number 23 on the back, is the second shirt worn by the basketball star during his six championship victories to be sold at auction.

Sotheby’s said most of the jerseys worn by Jordan at the NBA Finals are privately owned, although the star previously donated one to the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.

The American basketball legend is now 59 years old. Throughout his basketball career, Jordan accompanied the Chicago Bulls team and in winning the NBA championship six times, he was honored as the most outstanding player (MVP). In 2001, Jordan decided to leave the Bulls and join the Washingtоn Wizards for 2 more seasons, before retiring completely.

Jordan’s final season with the Bulls was recreated in detail in the documentary “The Last Dance”, produced by ESPN – Netflix and released in 2020.

In a press release, Mr. Brahm Wachter – head of streetwear and modern collections at Sotheby’s, shared that the 1997-1998 season is probably one of the most memorable seasons in the hearts of fans. A fan of basketball star Michael Jordan, when he reached the peak of his career, Jordan himself saw it as his last chance to win the NBA championship with the Bulls.

The jersey will be on display in Monterey, California before being moved to New York City, where basketball fans will have the opportunity to see the jersey in an online auction starting June 6. until September 14.

Although Sotheby’s estimated value of the jersey is lower than the record set in May for soccer star Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” combat shirt, the song here will is the highest price ever for one of the Jordan player’s current items. The “Hand of God” shirt is considered the most fragrant sports memorabilia ever sold, priced at 9.3 million USԀ.

New York Auction – owned by French-Israeli Telecommunications tycoon Patrick Drahi since 2019, previously sold a pair of Jordan sneakers for nearly 1.5 million USԀ.

Michael Jordan is currently the owner of the Charlotte Hornets team – founded in the state of North Carolina, where Jordan lived as a child. This star is said to still earn milliоns of dollars in royalties every year from selling Nike’s community brand of Air Jordan sneakers.