The white No. 23 that helped seal a dynasty heads to market this fall.
Michael Jordan’s white Chicago Bulls jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals is set for auction with a $10–15 million estimate. The sale could make it the most expensive basketball jersey ever sold.
The mesh top, featuring Jordan’s iconic number and the 1998 Finals patch, was worn on June 7, 1998, at the United Center. The Bulls crushed the Utah Jazz 96-54 that night. The margin remains one of the largest in Finals history. Jordan scored 24 points in 32 minutes as Chicago seized series control on the way to a sixth title in eight seasons.
A rare piece of “The Last Dance”
This is the only publicly known white game-worn jersey from a 1998 Finals victory available for sale. Auction house Joopiter, owned by Pharrell Williams, is handling the online sale titled “Driven to Greatness.” Bidding opens September 15 and runs through September 29.
Caitlin Donovan, Joopiter’s global head of sales, called it “an irreplaceable artifact that transcends basketball to become a piece of global cultural history.” The jersey has been photo-matched by MeiGray.
Chasing history and records
In 2022, Jordan’s red jersey from Game 1 of the same series sold for $10.1 million at Sotheby’s. That mark still stands as the basketball jersey record. A sale above the low estimate here would top it. The overall sports memorabilia high belongs to Babe Ruth’s 1932 “Called Shot” jersey, which fetched $24.12 million in 2024.
Jordan’s pull remains unmatched. Online sales of his cards alone topped $88 million this year, according to tracking data.
The jersey captures the final chapter of the Bulls dynasty, later chronicled in the 2020 ESPN/Netflix series The Last Dance. It carries the weight of a championship season that ended Jordan’s second stint in Chicago.
Collectors will get a chance to own a tangible piece of one of basketball’s defining nights. Whether it resets the record or not, the jersey’s place in the game’s lore is already secure.
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