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Jordan jersey's $14 million sale was private, not an auction

The game-worn, autographed road jersey from the nineteen ninety-eight Finals changed hands in a private deal rather than a public auction; the shirt remains unlaundered.

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Photo: Michael Jordan
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorESPN now says that fourteen million dollar Michael Jordan jersey from the nineteen ninety-eight Finals sold privately, so no auction paddles, and I stand by my take that the buyer should wear it to dinner.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIs it ever okay to wear a fourteen million dollar shirt to eat?

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNo. I once watched a ceremonial sash get seized at a border crossing, and everyone involved was treated better than that jersey will be.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'm with Vera. A shirt that never leaves a vault is just a very expensive towel nobody's allowed to use.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThank you! It's been sweated in already, Gloria, that was the whole point of it.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSweat in nineteen ninety-eight was an event. Sweat in a restaurant is a claim against the insurer.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, who's carrying the napkin? Because that's a full-time job now, with a little uniform.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe napkin gets a seat, and the jersey gets a reservation under its own name, which is Jordan, and I would absolutely tip.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the soup arrives.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSoup is how I lose everything I own. I once ordered queso in a white tee and it became a custody case.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, you've turned me. The jersey stays home, and I'm going to say that was always my take.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHands up if the jersey stays in the vault. Two of three, and nothing is settled, as is traditional. Chat, vote: dinner or vault?

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