Basketball legend Michael Jordan January 24, 2020 – Thibault Camus) / AP / SIPA
Objects that touch Michael Jordan continue to generate a cult following. A jersey worn by the basketball legend, when he was in the colors of the University of North Carolina in the 1982-83 season, was auctioned for $ 1.38 million, announced on Saturday. Heritage Auctions.
“We are extremely proud to have broken a record for a jersey worn by Jordan,” said Chris Ivy, Sales Manager. Prior to the sale, Heritage expected it to reach around $ 1 million.
A sale of 63,500 dollars in 1999
To understand the value of the blue and white N.23 jersey, it is necessary to know that it is the one that Jordan wore on the cover of the magazine. Sporting News of March 1983, which recognized the future Bulls star player of the year varsity (NCAA). The same jersey fetched $ 63,500 at its auction in 1999.
The previous record for a Jordan jersey and shorts was set last October, when a Chicago Bulls tunic sold for $ 480,000. This set dated from the 1986-87 NBA season, which saw him finish top scorer, but also eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the play-offs.