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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 considered by many to be the greatest basketball player 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 the sport and the NBA internationally.
More on Wikipedia ↗A red jersey Jordan wore in the 1998 NBA Finals has become the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever sold, adding another record to the market for his final championship run with the Bulls.
A Miami real estate magnate purchased the autographed road jersey, which Jordan wore during Game 2 of the 1988 Finals. The Bulls won the NBA championship that season.
Michael Jordan's signed, photomatched 1998 NBA Finals Game 2 road jersey sold privately for $14 million, a record for basketball memorabilia.