About NT$390 million! Jordan’s Last Dance jersey sold for sky-high price

The actual jersey worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Championship was sold at auction on September 29 for US$12.26 million, approximately NT$390.48 million, breaking the auction record for Jordan memorabilia.

The old record broken by this jersey also came from the championship game of the same series. The actual jersey worn by Jordan in Game 1 was previously sold for US$10.091 million, the highest price ever paid for a Jordan memorabilia.

Joopiter, who is in charge of the auction, wrote in the online auction announcement: "In the history of sports, few objects can so perfectly embody greatness like Jordan's jersey in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Championship." The announcement pointed out that the estimated transaction price of this jersey is US$10 million to US$15 million. The jersey worn during the Last Dance represents the culmination of an era that transformed basketball into a global cultural phenomenon. Today, the jersey is one of the most important live sports artifacts ever to hit the market.

However, although the sale price set a record for Jordan, it was less than half of the highest price paid for actual sports memorabilia in auction history. This record is held by the jersey worn by Babe Ruth when he hit the "forecast home run" in the 1932 World Series. The jersey was sold for US$24.12 million, approximately NT$768.22 million, in 2024.