Overview
- Hunt Auctions announced Monday that a game‑worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold by private treaty for $14 million to Miami real estate investor Ron Firman.
- The auction house says the jersey’s provenance traces to a 2003 purchase from the Chicago Bulls and that photomatching by MeiGray and SIA plus a signature check by Upper Deck support its authenticity.
- This is at least the third jersey from the 1998 Finals to exceed $10 million, following a Game 3 sale last month for about $12.26 million and a Game 1 sale in 2022 for roughly $10.1 million.
- Hunt framed the deal as a world record for basketball memorabilia, which places the sale second among known game‑worn jersey prices overall behind Babe Ruth’s 1932 jersey at $24.12 million.
- Collectors and auction houses say the result shows a shift toward treating top sports artifacts as alternative assets, a change that could drive more private treaty deals and higher prices for well‑documented items.