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Jordan game-worn NBA Finals jersey sells for $14 million

The private sale involved a road jersey Jordan wore during the 1998 NBA Finals and signed; museums presumably breathing a sigh of relief.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
Published 9:57 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026
Updated 12:28 PM ET · aired 2 times

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Hot Take or Not“Starting bid is a can of beans.”Gloria Vance▶ Full · 0:47Jordan's $14M Finals Jersey: Wear It to Dinner? Hot TakesHot Take or Not · 9:57 AM ET

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First reported by ESPN: “Jordan game-worn NBA Finals jersey sells for record price of $14 million”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:57 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
Topics: NBA, WNBA Finals.
BBN covered this story before: Fans react to Ben Simmons' preseason highlight for the Kings (October 11).

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ESPNJordan game-worn NBA Finals jersey sells for record price of $14 million

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN reports a game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the nineteen ninety-eight NBA Finals has sold privately for fourteen million dollars. Vera, your take.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot take: the buyer should wear it once. Just to dinner. Fourteen million dollars deserves a night out, and it's already broken in.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. Dry cleaning alone would end the marriage.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHot take: it never needed a buyer. It needed a museum, a guard, and one very bored man with a flashlight.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. A bored man with a flashlight is how every museum starts.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWow, a hot one.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take is the hottest. Mine is the nineteen ninety-eight gym shirt in my bunker. Unwashed. Make offers.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStarting bid is a can of beans.

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