Michael Jordan’s sport-worn red jersey from the 1996-1997 basketball championship season with the Chicago Bulls bought for $four.68 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Monday (November four) as part of the ‘Colossal – The Ultimate Jordan Collection’ public sale. Sotheby’s sports specialist Brendan Hawkes had expected the “unicorn” object to promote from anywhere among $four and $6 million earlier than it become placed up for auction in October. Jordan wore the jersey at some point of at the least 17 games, most appreciably, the game on 12 March 1997 whilst then-rookie Allen Iverson crossed over Jordan, growing an iconic highlight in basketball lore, consistent with Hawkes. Most of the time, Jordan would use a jersey for just one game. In addition to the red jersey, Sotheby’s additionally auctioned 5 different Michael Jordan “relics,” which include two white Chicago Bulls jerseys, a flag that the participant wore while he received his gold medal inside the 1992 Olympics, and a heat-up top and shoes from his days at the University of North Carolina.
