Overview
- The private treaty sale, which Hunt Auctions announced Monday, transferred Jordan’s autographed Game Two road jersey from the 1998 Finals to Miami investor Ron Firman for $14 million.
- Hunt Auctions said the jersey was photo‑matched to the June 5, 1998 game by MeiGray and SIA PhotoMatch and has a concise provenance that saw only one ownership change since the Bulls sold it in 2003.
- The auction house described the price as a world record for basketball memorabilia and the second‑highest known amount paid for any game‑worn sports jersey, behind Babe Ruth’s 1932 jersey.
- This sale is at least the third 1998 Jordan Finals jersey to top $10 million, following a Game One jersey sold for about $10.1 million in 2022 and a reported Game Three sale near $12.3 million last month.
- Collectors and investors are treating authenticated 'Last Dance' items as an elite asset class, a trend that puts auction houses and authentication firms at the center of future high‑value transactions and could keep valuations rising.