Jordan, Obama, Kaepernick jerseys set records at sports auction


FILE PHOTO: Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan of the defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls drives to the hoop against the Utah Jazz' Brian Russell during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Salt lake City, June 5. REUTERS/Mike Blake

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Historic jerseys from the careers of Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick and former U.S. President Barack Obama set sales records at an auction of sports memorabilia this week, Julien's Auctions said on Friday.

The official National Basketball Association jersey given to Jordan on the day he signed with the Chicago Bulls in 1984 sold for $320,000, the highest price ever paid for a Jordan jersey.

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