Basketball star Jordan‘s 1992 jersey sells for over $3 million
Basketball star Michael Jordan’s Dream Team jersey from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics sold for $3.03 million, it emerged Thursday.
The auction was run by Golden, an online collectibles marketplace.
The U.S. basketball team, nicknamed “The Dream Team,” brought together some of the best players of all time, including Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, as NBA players competed in the Olympics for the first time. Allowed to participate. The United States easily won the gold medal in Barcelona.
The special jersey worn by Jordan in the semifinal round against Lithuania was included in the auction, along with jerseys signed by all 12 members of the team.
Another jersey worn by Jordan during the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for more than $10 million at auction in September, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia in history. .
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