Overview

• A Texas judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Heritage from collecting payment or transferring the Jordan-signed floor section.
• Paul alleges he was denied a pre-payment authenticity review and was warned he would forfeit the lot if he missed a Sept. 25 deadline.
• Court filings cite mismatched provenance: an Upper Deck certificate lists 1995–98, while PSA photo-matches point to 2001–02 through 2005–06 and reference logo differences.
• Emails from Heritage sports director Chris Ivy note no documentation linking the floor to the 1998–2001 seasons and that a separate photo-matching firm could not match the wood grain.
• Heritage says it stands behind the item’s authenticity, citing acquisition from the Bulls via Upper Deck plus Beckett and PSA validations, and Paul’s winning bid totaled $562,555.42.