Bob Costas made the dramatic call:The greatest figure in NBA history had saved his best for last, swatting the ball from the hands fellow Hall of Famer Karl Malone in the low post and taking it the full length of the Delta Arena court, then nailing a twenty-foot jumper from the top of the key to record the final two points of the 1997-98 NBA season and of his Chicago Bulls career. The basket gave the Bulls a one-point lead with just five seconds remaining. The Utah Jazz had one last shot to force a Game Seven, but John Stockton's three-point attempt rattled off the rim and fell harmlessly to the parquet as time expired. Jordan had done it again, in dramatic fashion.Along with a sixth NBA Championship ring, Michael Jordan claimed his sixth NBA Finals MVP Award. The 1998 Finals remains the most-watched broadcast in history, with that Game Six the highest-rated NBA game ever televised.That would arguably make the presented example the most recognizable basket and backboard in the sport, the very one that swallowed Jordan's final shot as a Chicago Bull to stamp the last exclamation point on his peerless career. Though the iconic athlete would once again emerge from the retirement he announced in January 2000 for a last tour of duty with the Washington Wizards, the story of the greatest basketball player of all time effectively ends here, in the glass and metal of this special artifact.The historic backboard measures approximately sixty-eight inches wide by thirty-eight inches high. The glass is about a half-inch thick, with rubber padding at the lower edges, and the logo of the NBA at lower left. The original rim and net remain in place, and the backboard comes complete with the original Delta Center stanchion labeledIt's everything you need to recreate the magic in your own home, and to secure ultimate bragging rights in the highly-competitive world of Michael Jordan collectibles.







