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American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman, former professional basketball player, and former baseball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, and is regarded as one of the most influential sports figures in history. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he was pivotal in popularizing basketball and the NBA internationally.
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The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the original Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1976–77 following the ABA–NBA merger, though under the name "World Championship Trophy" before being renamed in 1983-84.
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A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA finals sold for a record $14 million, second behind Babe Ruth's 1932 World Series jersey. David Muir reports.
A Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz sold for $14 million, making it the second-largest known cost for a game-worn jersey in sports history.
Michael Jordan's game-worn 1998 NBA Finals jersey sold for a record $14 million, surpassing the previous mark for basketball memorabilia.