According to a TMZ claim, a 5piece of LeBron James’ legacy has been sold for an astounding $3.7 million, setting a new record.
The artefact is his No. 6 Miami Heat jersey, which he wore during his team’s 2013 NBA Finals victory over the San Antonio Spurs. At the time, the basketball great had won a second title.
As the 38-year-old LA Lakers legend approaches the NBA’s all-time scoring record, interest in the selling of his jersey is even stronger than usual.
Sotheby’s reveals that this marks the highest-selling game-worn jersey by James to be sold to date.
“Today’s tremendous result comes at a pivotal time in LeBron James’ career, where he is in arm’s reach of clenching the all-time points record — one of the NBA’s most revered accolades,” Sotheby’s officials said in a statement, per the outlet.
While the details about the winning bidder are unknown, the jersey is said to have gone to a private collector.
However, Sotheby’s did reveal that the jersey sold for a total of $3,680,000 and that it is among “the highest prices achieved for any game-worn jersey on the open market.”
Game-worn sports memorabilia is big business.
Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey, which sold for $10.1 million in September 2022, is currently the most valuable such item.
Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey sold for $9.3 million at Sotheby’s in London last year.
