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Publications & Printed Items · PSA 9.8 · Magazine

Sports Illustrated · "Jordan Dynasty"
June 23, 1997 · Newsstand

PSA 9.8 · authenticated original

Estimated value

$5,000

One of one · not for sale

Front · Vol. 86 #25 · June 23, 1997

Sports Illustrated Jordan Dynasty cover front

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Back · PSA slab reverse · Cert #159607980

Sports Illustrated back cover Bacardi Limon ad

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Item details

GradePSA 9.8 · highest graded

PopulationPop 2 · PSA census at time of acquisition

Significance1997 NBA Finals · 5th championship

Why it mattersBulls' 5th title · "best ever?" cover

Cover & backNewsstand edition

PublisherTime, Inc.

CertificationCert #159607980 · PSA 9.8

Jordan's return, on the cover

The June 23, 1997 issue ran after the Bulls beat Utah for their fifth championship, with Jordan on the cover holding the trophy under the question "Is the Jordan Dynasty the NBA's best ever?" A defining image of the second three-peat.

This is the newsstand edition, graded PSA 9.8.

"Is the Jordan Dynasty the NBA's best ever?" — Jordan with the trophy after the Bulls' fifth title.

— DimeLabs · Sports Illustrated Vol. 86 #25 · PSA Cert #159607980

This is the newsstand edition, graded PSA 9.8. Per the PSA census at time of acquisition it sits at Pop 2 with none higher, and is the top-graded newsstand copy recorded — the kind of top-of-census, culturally significant piece DimeLabs targets.