The Chicago Bulls jersey worn by legendary player Michael Jordan in the first game of the NBA Championship Finals in 1998, It will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on 20 in September for an estimated value of between $3 and $5 millions of dollars. In addition, other items used by sports icons will be auctioned.
The auction includes a variety of memorabilia and unique objects from various athletes, including jerseys, including one of the late basketball player Kobe Bryant, as well as baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis shoes and equipment , boxing and hockey, among others.
The red and black shirt with the number 23 that u Only Jordan in that first game will be in the first part of the “Invictus” auction, and could become the most valuable piece of player memorabilia coming up for auction, according to a Sotheby’s statement.
The season 1998-1998 was Jordan’s last with the Chicago Bulls and is known as “Last Dance” (the last dance). Jordan played 45 minutes of that match, the most in any match in that final.
In the second part of “Invictus” there are pieces of athletes considered among the best in the world, such as the boxer Muhammad Ali, the baseball player Babe Ruth, the NBA player Kobe Bryant (whose jersey yellow and purple of the Los Angeles Lakers is valued between $120, and $140,000 dollars) or former hockey player Wayne Douglas.