Jordan’s Last Title in Chicago Lives on 25 Years Later

25 years ago, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls secured their sixth championship and capped off one of the most impressive runs in NBA history. To celebrate, Upper Deck has put together a collection of unique memorabilia commemorating the unforgettable season and Jordan’s career.

It’s late into the evening on June 14, 1998, and Michael Jordan is on the precipice of history. You can still hear this moment clearly, 25 years later.

“Seventeen seconds from game seven or championship number six.” After Michael Jordan picked Karl Malone’s pocket, Bob Costas’ call set the stage for the Greatest of All Time to do what only he could.

Whether you’re an NBA fan or not, you know what comes next. There is perhaps no more unforgettable moment in the history of the sport: Jordan, drenched in sweat (and Bulls red), made Bryon Russell disappear. He elevated -- and sunk the shot that would give Chicago the lead and its sixth banner hanging from the rafters.

That shot, The Last Shot, was the culmination of arguably the greatest career in basketball history. As Jordan hung in the air, a memory captured forever in one of our -new autographed prints, you can feel every shot, every play that led him to that moment flash before him.

Michael Jordan Autographed The Show “Shot of Gold”

The battles year after year through the playoffs, the contest against other future Hall of Famers, including one last showdown with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Then, one last clash with the Utah Jazz — the team that stood in the way of the Bulls’ fifth championship just one season earlier.

And just as fast as it all happens, it’s over, and there is one lasting image that will stick with you for a lifetime: Jordan’s hand in the air as the ball splashes through the net.

Fans continued to tune in game after game and expectations also continued to skyrocket, but Jordan was set out to do the only thing that Jordan knew: win it all.

And the Bulls did exactly that. With the entire league out to stop them, Jordan and the Bulls won the 1998 NBA Championship.

On that historic June night in Utah, Jordan once again lifted the championship trophy above his head. It completed the second threepeat of Jordan’s career, and capped off one of the most impressive runs any player or team has put together in the history of the NBA.

Michael Jordan Autographed “6 Banners 25th Anniversary 1998 Championship Logo” 30x40

Michael Jordan Autographed 25th Anniversary 1998 Championship Embroidered 1997-98 Chicago Bulls NBA Finals Patch Red Authentic Mitchell & Ness Jersey

To live up to those expectations is nothing short of incredible. It couldn’t have been scripted because if it was it would seem just too perfect.

But that is the magic of watching Michael Jordan: you just believed that he could do anything, no matter what — and then he would.

It’s been 25 years since Jordan laced up his iconic Air Jordan 13s and brought home a sixth banner for the city of Chicago, but it hangs every bit as proudly as it did the day it was raised.

There is no forgetting Jordan’s final season with the Bulls — our series of Upper Deck Michael Jordan collectibles commemorating the year will ensure that.

To shop the MJ 25th anniversary collection, including premium memorabilia tied to many of these key moments, visit the UpperDeckStore.com .