The fan of any sport, especially of a specific athlete, would give everything to access any item of memorabilia of the same, some going so far as to pay exorbitant sums of money to have something historical about the athlete. One such athlete is undoubtedly Michael Jordan, who is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time.
Michael Jordan fans don’t skimp when it comes to buying a piece of Chicago Bulls history, paying up to $2.2 million for Air Jordan shoes worn by the player in the second quarter of Game 2 of the Finals. of the 1998 NBA a few months ago.
Last May, the Sotheby’s auction house began selling a controversial jacket that number 23 wore when he stood on the podium at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games after winning gold with the mythical “Dream Team” that also had figures like Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, among others.
The jacket had been in the hands of Brian McIntyre, a former NBA public relations executive, for more than 30 years, exceeded the auction house’s expectations and finally managed to sell for $1,512,000.
Why is the jacket so controversial?
Michael Jordan already had a contract with Nike since 1984, but the United States Olympic Committee made its uniforms with Reebok. The institution forced the escort to wear the jacket but Jordan very intelligently went up to the podium with an American flag that covered the Reebok logo. Jordan later gifted the jacket to McIntyre.
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