Michael Jordan memorabilia has always sold for insane amounts of money, but the latest to be purchased at auction is pricey even by these lofty standards.
ESPN's Darren Rovell reports that Jordan's game-worn jersey from his final regular season appearance with the Chicago Bulls sold for $173,240, which is the highest price paid for a Jordan collectible at auction.
"No one who has been out of the game fewer than fifteen years has had items sell for these kinds of prices," said Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions, which sold the jersey and a pair of game-worn shoes from the 1996 NBA Finals for $34,160. "Michael Jordan is the collectible equivalent of Babe Ruth."
Jordan's "flue game" shoes reportedly sold for just under $105,000 at auction last year, and were previously at the top of the most-expensive list.