Jalen Brunson is still making history a month after leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years.
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A jersey worn by the All-Star guard during Game 1 of the Finals against the San Antonio Spurs sold for $1,024,000 at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, setting a record for the most ever paid for a Knicks collectible item.
Fifteen Knicks jerseys from the team’s Game 1 comeback victory in San Antonio — one for each player — hit the auction block. They reeled in a combined $1,868,416, with Karl-Anthony Towns’ and OG Anunoby’s fetching $256,000 apiece.
Brunson’s was by far the most coveted, though, as a 70-bid battle ended with the final $1,024,000 price tag. The sale set additional records for the most ever paid for a Brunson collectible and the most ever paid for a jersey through NBA Auctions, besting the $1 million spent on a Cooper Flagg jersey worn during the first half of his NBA debut with the Dallas Mavericks.
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The Knicks trailed by as many as 14 points in Game 1 before Brunson led the team’s comeback efforts. The eventual Finals MVP overcame an early injury scare and scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 105-95 victory.
Comebacks were a theme for the Knicks in the Finals. They trailed by 12 points in their Game 2 victory in San Antonio, made Finals history with their 29-point rally in Game 4 and came back from 16 points down in Game 5 to clinch the team’s first title since 1973.
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