A red, signed Chicago Bulls road jersey worn by Michael Jordan during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million in a private transaction, establishing a new benchmark for basketball memorabilia.
Private Sale Arranged by Hunt Auctions
Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the sale on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, noting that Miami-based real estate investor Ron Firman acquired the piece. According to Hunt Auctions, the transaction represents the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia.
The auction house classifies the sale as the second-highest recorded price for any game-worn sports jersey in history. The all-time record remains held by a New York Yankees jersey worn by Babe Ruth during the 1932 World Series, which sold for $24.12 million in 2024.
Performance in Salt Lake City
Jordan wore the jersey on June 5, 1998, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, where he recorded 37 points, five rebounds, and three assists to lead the Bulls to a 93–88 victory over the Utah Jazz. The win evened the championship series at one game apiece. Chicago ultimately claimed the series in six games, securing the sixth and final NBA title of Jordan’s career. Nine days after Game 2, Jordan collected his sixth Finals MVP award, a total that remains unmatched in league history.
Comparison With Previous Finals Jerseys
The sale marks at least the third time a Jordan jersey from the 1998 Finals has crossed the eight-figure threshold. In 2022, an auction for a jersey worn in Game 1 of the same series brought in approximately $10.1 million. Later, the home jersey Jordan wore in Game 3 sold for $12.3 million in September 2026, briefly holding the basketball memorabilia record before being surpassed by the Game 2 sale.
Provenance records indicate that a private collector first purchased the Game 2 jersey directly from the Bulls in 2003, with the item changing hands only once since that initial acquisition.
Market Valuation and Future Status
David Hunt of Hunt Auctions commented on the trajectory of the market, stating that Jordan’s gear has transitioned into an elite asset class traditionally reserved for fine art. The 1998 postseason run, which served as the subject of the 2020 documentary series The Last Dance, continues to drive collector demand decades after Jordan’s retirement from the NBA.
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