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Despite having last played in the NBA nearly two decades ago, Michael Jordan‘s legacy in the league still holds a great deal of worth. Back in the day, MJ was one of the most valuable assets for the league due to his ability to influence the lives of masses off the court. Fortunately, Michael Jordan continues to have a similar influence on the fans. Moreover, with the release of his documentary, The Last Dance, the demands for his memorabilia have only risen. Recently, a rare Michael Jordan memorabilia from the 1992 All-Star Game was sold for $840,000 in a mega auction.

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A Jordan trading card recently became a hot bidding item on the PWCC Marketplace, yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars. Interestingly, the card features a piece of special memorabilia that Michael Jordan used during the 1992 All-Star game.

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Rare Michael Jordan memorabilia draws huge demand

As per Fox Business, The 1997 Upper Deck game jersey patch autographed by Michael Jordan was sold for $840,000. The card is believed to be in a min/near-mint 8 condition and the signature on it earned a 10 rating. Shockingly, only 23 copies of the card were released, thus making it a highly valuable and hard-to-find Jordan memorabilia. Moreover, a PWCC executive named Jesses Craig also deemed the MJ trading card to be “one of the most in-demand basketball cards that can show up on the market”.

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?“It?s a piece of history in that it was the very first time you could pull a game-used and autographed Michael Jordan card out of a trading card pack,” Jesse Craig told Fox Business on Friday.

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MJ’s card from the 1992 All-Star game is an extremely rare basketball collectible to be found in the market. However, the 1992 All-Star Game was also an emotional one for the Bulls legend and the league.

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All Attention was on Magic Johnson during the 1992 All-Star game

The 1992 All-Star game was an emotional one for Michael Jordan. MJ’s friend and rival Magic Johnson announced his retirement earlier at the start of the season after being diagnosed with HIV. So, it was supposed to be the last time, Jordan would have shared the court with Johnson. However, Magic did make a return in 1996.

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During the game held in Orlando, Magic Johnson’s Western Conference All-Stars managed to defeat Jordan’s Eastern Conference All-Stars by 153-113. Magic scored 25 points in the game while Michael Jordan contributed 18 points.

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MJ decided to be there for Magic Johnson by being a part of the All-Star game which was extremely emotional for the players and the league.

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