The Miami Heat jersey with which LeBron James won his second NBA title in 2013 was sold this Friday for $3.68 million at an auction held in New York by Sotheby’s.
James wore the jersey in the seventh and final game of the 2013 Finals, against the San Antonio Spurs, one of the most iconic moments of his career: that day he won his second consecutive championship and his second Finals MVP.
With 37 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron capped off what was perhaps his best season with a 95-88 victory over the Spurs led by the historic Tim Duncan.
The white shirt has the number 6 that James used in Miami, a team that he would leave at the end of the following season after losing in the finals against the Spurs.
The garment was sold this Friday for a hammer price of 3 million, which with fees and taxes raised the final amount to 3.68 million dollars.
That $3 million is in the lower range that Sotheby’s had expected to raise, which had estimated the price at up to $5 million.
Even so, that price makes it one of the most expensive sports shirts ever auctioned, although far from the more than 9 million dollars that Maradona wore during the famous “Hand of God” episode or the more than 10 million that were paid for the one that Michael Jordan wore in a game of the 1998 finals.
