"Per Rovell, Pippen's game-worn "Flu Game" jersey went out for a whopping $486K. That'd be Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, when a thoroughly sick Michael Jordan mounted a Herculean effort, with the support of Pippen, to down Utah 90-88 en route to an eventual six-contest series win."
"Across 44 minutes, Jordan somehow scored 38 points on 13-of-27 shooting from the field (2-of-5 from distance) and 10-of-12 shooting from the foul line, while also logging seven boards, five assists, three steals and a block. Pippen, no slouch himself, logged a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double, while also chipping in five dimes and a steal during the effort."
"Somehow, Pippen got his mitts on a game-worn Hall of Fame Boston Celtics small forward Larry Bird's 1992 "Dream Team" men's Olympics jersey. That notched the highest price on the day, even though Bird's back rendered him relatively ineffective during that entire Barcelona run."
Scottie Pippen conducted a significant fire sale through Sotheby's auction house, generating $6.2 million in total sales. His game-worn jersey from the 1997 NBA Finals Game 5, known as the Flu Game where Michael Jordan scored 38 points while sick, sold for $486,000. Pippen's six miniature Bulls championship trophies fetched $640,000 combined. The auction also included a Larry Bird 1992 Dream Team Olympics jersey that sold for $896,000, the highest price of the day. Additional items included game-worn sneakers. Among registered bidders, 14 percent were new to Sotheby's.
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