$100 Million for Jordan's Jersey!

The sports world and collectors are locked onto an unprecedented historic auction. The iconic red jersey worn by Michael Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time and a legendary figure in sports history, during Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals series—known as the "The Last Dance" season—is going up for auction. According to exclusive news from the New York Post, the current owner of this historical piece believes that the sale price could reach up to 100 million dollars following the massive competition it will create at the auction. This figure represents a brand new, unseen record in the sports memorabilia market.

Previously, historical pieces like Diego Armando Maradona's "Hand of God" shirt and Babe Ruth's legendary baseball jersey found buyers for millions of dollars. However, the cultural and sporting value of this jersey, worn by Michael Jordan when he was at the peak of his career and winning his sixth NBA championship, is evaluated on a vastly different dimension. Experts predict that billionaire collectors and large investors from all over the world will practically wage a war to possess this rare jersey. If the expected figures are reached, Jordan's jersey will cease to be just a sports item and will earn the title of the world's most expensive collectible object, competing with fine art.

Image: Eurohoops Source: NYPost