- A Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant basketball card is expected to sell for over $6 million at auction.
- The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection card features autographs and NBA logo patches from both players.
- This sale is poised to break the previous record of $3.2 million for a Luka Dončić card.
A basketball card featuring Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has become the most valuable basketball card ever, with bidding surpassing more than $6 million.
The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant #DL-KM Signed PSA EX-MT 6 – #’d 1/1 features Jordan and Bryant’s signatures, with two NBA logos, one white and the other gold.
The bidding is currently at $5 million, and has been upped to $6.1 million with the buyer’s premium. The previous record for the auction of a basketball card is the 2018 Panini National Treasures Logoman Luka Dončić 1/1, which sold for $3.2 million.
The private sale record for a basketball card is a 2009 Panini National Treasures Logoman Steph Curry 1/1, which sold for $5.9 million.
‘The demand for this card is astronomical, which makes sense, because it has everything, including photos, jersey patches, and signatures from two of the greatest players who ever stepped on the court,’ Chris Ivy, Heritage’s Director of Sports Auctions, said in a statement. ‘The Dual Logoman card offered in this auction is the only example created that includes only Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant – making it the most sought-after example of the incredible Upper Deck Logoman series, and because of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death in 2020, it always will be the only one.’
The actual auction will take place at Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on Aug. 23-24, which will also feature a Jordan-signed piece of the Chicago Bulls home court, Babe Ruth’s 1923 championship watch, and Mickey Mantle’s earliest autograph from a 1947 high school publication.
Jordan, considered by many to be the greatest basketball player ever, was a six-time NBA champion and a five-time MVP with the Bulls. Bryant was named to the All-NBA First Team 11 times and won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others.