{"id":859667,"date":"2026-08-18T13:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859667\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:38:27","slug":"michael-jordans-1998-nba-finals-game-3-jersey-is-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859667\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Game 3 Jersey Is up for Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNBA<\/a> Finals buzz continues\u2014but it\u2019s no longer about the New York Knicks; it\u2019s about the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne of the jerseys Michael Jordan<\/a> wore when he won his sixth and \u200bfinal championship with the Bulls will be auctioned off by Pharrell\u2019s Joopiter<\/a> this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe famed 1997-1998 season, often referred to as \u201cThe Last Dance,\u201d saw Jordan reach the height of his abilities in his last campaign with the Bulls. It remains the most-watched Finals in NBA history, underscoring the GOAT\u2019s undeniable impact on the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Michael<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe front of the jersey.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoopiter<\/p>\n

\n\tJordan wore the present jersey during Game 3 of the Finals\u2014the first game played in Chicago after the series was tied 1\u20131\u2014during which the Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 96 to 54. Jordan scored 24 points in just 32 minutes, with his jersey serving as a reminder of his legendary performance throughout the game and the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJoopiter<\/a> says it is the only publicly known white 1998 NBA Finals jersey to have ever surfaced and one of the rarest game-worn Jordan jerseys in existence. It also bears the iconic 1998 NBA Finals Championship patch, linking it to one of the most celebrated seasons in basketball history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Michael<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe Finals patch.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoopiter<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is the type of object collectors wait a lifetime for\u2014an irreplaceable artifact that transcends basketball to become a piece of global cultural history,\u201d Caitlin Donovan, Joopiter\u2019s global head of sales, said in a statement. \u201cWe are proud to present what we believe is one of the defining collecting opportunities of our generation and to continue redefining what is possible in the sports memorabilia market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe jersey will headline a landmark auction titled Driven to Greatness. Bidding is due to kick off on September 15, with the auction house expecting the lot to hammer down for between $10 million and $15 million. That means the jersey could well go down in auction history, eclipsing another Jordan jersey<\/a> that sold for $10.1 million at Sotheby\u2019s<\/a> in 2022. The record for the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia is held by Babe Ruth\u2019s 1932 World Series \u201cCalled Shot\u201d jersey<\/a>, which sold for $24.1 million in 2024.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cDriven to Greatness is about the spirit of someone who changed the way the world saw what was possible in basketball and in sports in general,\u201d adds Pharrell Williams. \u201cThe Last Dance is a piece of history you can hold and is a reminder that the extraordinary can transcend the ordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the lead-up to the sale, Joopiter will hold events in New York and Los Angeles from September 15 to 20, giving guests a chance to preview the item.<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Rachel<\/p>\n

\t\tRachel Cormack<\/p>\n

Digital Editor<\/p>\n

Rachel Cormack is a digital editor at Robb Report. She cut her teeth writing for HuffPost, Concrete Playground, and several other online publications in Australia, before moving to New York at the\u2026<\/p>\n

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