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2002-03 Michael Jordan Game Worn Jersey. Intens

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
2002-03 Michael Jordan Game Worn Jersey. Intens
<B>2002-03 Michael Jordan Game Worn Jersey.</B></I> Intense rarity, ironclad provenance and a spectacular late-career performance by the game's greatest figure makes the offered home white mesh gamer one of the most important Jordans to reach the market in recent memory. Our records show not a single instance of a final-season Michael Jordan jersey presented at auction to date, as MJ and the Wizards have kept tight wraps on the available specimens. This one does come directly from a team source, however, with a letter on Wizards/Mystics/MCI Center letterhead attesting that "this item was personally worn on December 18, 2002, by Michael Jordan and signed on March 10, 2003 by Michael Jordan." And what a game it was. After a recent two-point game had started the whispers that the Jordan magic was finally gone, the thirty-nine year old legend led the Wizards to a 118 to 100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, posting thirty-three points while going fourteen for twenty-three from the floor with three steals, five boards and two three-pointers. "I ain't seen nothing like that," Grizzlies rookie Drew Gooden said after the game. "I ain't seen nothing like that in I don't know how long, but he was on. It seemed like every time he shot it was going in."<BR><BR>The home white mesh shirt provides the distinctively fonted "Wizards" upon the chest with Jordan's immortal number "23," each applied in tri-color tackle twill. "Jordan 23" fills the verso. "Nike [size] 50" labeling in the tail features the logos of the Wizards and the NBA, and dangles a "Length +4" flap tag to match Jordan's preferred tailoring modifications. Wear is light but definite, appropriate for a single game of superstar use. A 10/10 silver sharpie signature on verso is joined by an Upper Deck serialized holographic authenticating sticker, and the corresponding certificate is present, as is UDA's high-tech "PenCam" DVD that further documents the signing. Not a single bell or whistle is missing from this package, which is certain to draw the interest of the most discerning of Jordan collectors. <I>LOA from the Washington Wizards (jersey & autograph). LOA from Lou Lampson (jersey). LOA from UDA (autograph). LOA from PSA/DNA (autograph). LOA from James Spence Authentication (autograph).</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Clothing, Costumes & Jerseys (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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