LeBron James' Heat Jersey from Epic Block in 2013 NBA Finals Sells for $1.02M
A piece of basketball history sold for a lofty price on Tuesday.
A Miami Heat jersey worn by LeBron James in Game 2 of the 2013 NBA Finals sold for $1,016,000 on Sotheby's auction house. The jersey was sold at the sixth-highest price of all time, per Sotheby's.
The white No. 6 jersey is special for several reasons. Obviously, James wore it against the San Antonio Spurs on the way to a second consecutive championship, but he was also wearing it for one of the most iconic blocks in NBA history.
In the fourth quarter of the Game 2 matchup, San Antonio's Thiago Splitter went up for a dunk, and James sent the shot back with authority. It was an absurd highlight even for James' standards.
James, who won MVP during the 2012-13 season, averaged 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.3 steals per game in the Finals series against the Spurs, winning his second Finals MVP in the process.
Now, one fan has a keepsake from that legendary moment in James' career.
Though the jersey sold at an expensive price point, it's still not the most expensive James jersey ever sold. In fact, it's not the most expensive jersey that James wore during that series.
In 2023, a James game-worn jersey from Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals sold for $3.68 million. Once James retires, some of his other game-worn jerseys will likely sell for even more than that.
