{"id":752819,"date":"2026-07-09T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/752819\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:49:09","slug":"jalen-brunsons-jersey-from-game-1-of-nba-finals-sells-for-over-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/752819\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson’s jersey from Game 1 of NBA Finals sells for over $1 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

The jersey Jalen Brunson wore during Game 1 of the NBA Finals<\/a> just sold for more than $1 million.<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks’ star player’s jersey sold for $1,024,000 at a\u00a0Sotheby’s auction<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brunson scored 30 points during that game<\/a> and helped lead the team to the championship over the San Antonio Spurs. He was named the NBA Finals MVP<\/a> after the Knicks won the title for the first time in 53 years<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While $1 million is a high price to pay, it doesn’t come close to the record. That belongs to Michael Jordan, whose Game 1 Chicago Bulls jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $10.1 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fifteen Knicks jerseys were auctioned off, totaling more than $1.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here were the other jerseys sold:<\/p>\n

OG Anynoby for $256,000Karl-Anthony Towns for $256,000Mikal Bridges for $70,400Josh Hart for $243,200Mitchell Robinson for $32,000Jose Alvarado for $28,160Landry Shamet for $32,000Jordan Clarkson for $15,360Miles McBride for $28,160Tyler Kolek for $8,960Mohamed Diawara for $10,240Ariel Hukporti for $5,376Jeremy Sochan for $6,400Pacome Dadiet for $5,760<\/p>\n

The Knicks’ epic playoffs and finals run<\/a> took over New York City as thousands packed watch parties across the area, with dozens of celebrities showing out to home and away games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The championship ticker-tape parade<\/a> had an estimated two million fans,\u00a0just trying to get a glimpse of the team and trophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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