Jerseys worn by NBA icons Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are expected to fetch a combined figure of around $20m as the two shirts go up for auction. A game-worn garment from each of the pair’s rookie seasons are currently on display at Sotheby’s in New York before being offered at auction in two standalone single-lot sales.

An autographed Chicago Bulls jersey that Michael Jordan wore in a preseason game during his rookie year sold for $4.215 million at an auction that closed Wednesday.

A jersey worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan has sold for an astronomical price. According to Sothebys, the jersey sold for $4.215 million. It is presented as a Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls rookie preseason game worn and signed jersey and "the only game-worn photomatched rookie jersey from Jordan to publicly surface."