Michael Jordan's iconic 1996-97 uniform set sells for $288,000 by Goldin Auctions

Goldin Auctions recently conducted an auction for Michael Jordan's 1997 game-worn jersey. As per reports, the Michael Jordan uniform set was sold was $288,000. Action Network's Darren Rovell first reported the sale through his Twitter account. 

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Michael Jordan Bulls jersey: Michael Jordan uniform set sells for $288,000

This 96-97 Jordan game-used Bulls uniform just sold for $288,000 at @GoldinAuctions, a record for a game-used Jordan Bulls uniform. pic.twitter.com/pg5J7ux25s

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 24, 2020

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Goldin Auctions described the set as the 'finest Michael Jordan uniform ever to hit the market'. They talked about Jordan's legacy and highlighted other Jordan items like the 2003-04 Exquisite Collection All-NBA Access Press Patches getting sold for a record $900,000 price following the release of his documentary The Last Dance. The site also described the set as the only '1996-97 Jordan game-used and photo matched uniform', which has been made available for public sale. It is also the only 1996-97 black Michael Jordan uniform to be sold with a Chicago Bulls letter.

As per the Goldin Auctions site, the Michael Jordan Bulls jersey is photo-matched to an April 13, 1997 game. The shorts have been photo-matched to 12 1996-97 regular-season games. Jordan led the Bulls to their fifth NBA title that year by beating Utah Jazz while averaging league-leading 29.6 points that season. 

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Robert Edward Auctions has a game-worn, signed Michael Jordan Dream Team Jersey up for bid. Starting price: $25,000. Your kids don’t REALLY need college, now do they? pic.twitter.com/VdvxGwUnsZ

— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) April 7, 2020

Michael Jordan memorabilia sells for high prices after The Last Dance

Following the release of Jordan's ten-part ESPN docu-series, Michael Jordan memorabilia have been selling for high prices. Jordan's 1992 Dream Team jersey was one of the first items to sell for $216,000 by Robert Edward Auctions. Apart from that, a Michael Jordan-autographed Suzuki GSX-R1000 bike raked in $33,000 at auction a few days ago.

One of the recent items to be sold at an auction were Jordan's 1985 Air Jordan 1 sneakers, which were reportedly sold at $560,000. Jordan 1986-87 Fleer rookie card was also sold at a record $12,5000. Apart from old items, the prices for Air Jordan's have also gone up in the past few weeks. 

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