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LeBron James jersey, worn during the first half of Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals, was sold for $3.7 million, becoming the third-most expensive game-worn jersey ever sold at Sotheby's auction.

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LeBron James jersey, worn during the first half of Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals, was sold for $3.7 million, Dan Hajducky from ESPN reports.

LeBron James

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It became the third-most expensive game-worn jersey ever sold at Sotheby's auction.

It is the most expensive game-worn James jersey but is below Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals jersey ($10.91 million) and Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey ($9.28 million).

On the night James wore this jersey, he scored 37 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and had 4 assists as the Miami Heat eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7. James was 5-of-10 from the 3-point range and a perfect 8-for-8 from the line.

"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," Brahm Wachter, Sotheby's head of streetwear and modern collectibles, said in a statement. "[After Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey], this successful sale of another incomparable legend's jersey [is] one of the most significant jerseys to ever hit the auction block."

The previous record for a game-worn James jersey was for his 2020 NBA All-Star Game jersey, which sold for $630,000 in 2020.

The most ever paid on a James item remains the $5.2 million paid for a 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection rookie patch autograph, which set a card record when it was sold through PWCC in April 2021.

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