A uniform Michael Jordan wore for 17 games with the Chicago Bulls during the 1992-93 NBA season has sold for $2.623 million, including buyer’s premium, at Heritage Auctions.
Jordan was shown in the jersey on the cover of the Oct. 18, 1993, issue of Sports Illustrated.
Photo-matching services MeiGray and Sports Investors Authentication note that this is the only Jordan uniform of which they’re aware of to be matched to any season of the first Bulls three-peat. While there wasn’t a definitive photo-match to all the games, SIA’s letter of authenticity notes that “we believe this jersey was very likely worn every road game from November 6, 1992 to March 24, 1993 [32 road games total].”
The jersey and shorts were photo-matched to 11 games from November to March while either solely the jersey or shorts were able to be photo-matched to the other six games.
The 1992-93 season was notable for both Jordan and the Bulls. Jordan led the NBA in scoring for the seventh straight year (tying Wilt Chamberlain for most consecutive such seasons all-time) and led the Bulls to their first three-peat. In the NBA Finals — albeit in a different uniform — he would average a still-record 41 points per game over the six-game series.
The most expensive Michael Jordan sports collectible of all-time is still the 1998 NBA Finals “Last Dance” jersey, which sold for $10.091 million in September 2022, then a record for the most ever paid for any item of sports memorabilia.
Source: espn.com