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Michael Jordan’s second game of the 1998 NBA Finals, “The Last Dance” season Air Jordan 13s, were expected to sell for between $2 million and $4 million.
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A pair of Michael Jordan shoes has become the most valuable sneaker ever sold at auction.
Sotheby’s says that Nike The Air Jordan 13 sneakers sold for a record $2.2 million on Tuesday. The basketball legend wore them to the 1998 NBA Finals, known as ‘The Last Dance’ as it was Jordan’s final year with the Chicago Bulls.
It may be a new world record, but the shoes sold at the lower end of the estimates. They were expected to fetch between $2 million and $4 million, the auction house told CNBC last month.
“Today’s record result proves once again that demand for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia continues to outperform and exceed all expectations,” said Brahm Wachter, Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectibles at Sotheby’s. .
Sotheby’s offers the most valuable sneakers ever to be auctioned.
Courtesy of Sotheby’s
Jordan wore the treasured sneakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, where he scored 37 points as the Bulls beat the Utah Jazz, 93-88. After the game, Jordan gifted the sneakers to a longtime jazz boy who tended the visitors’ locker room.
The Bulls won the 1998 NBA Finals for their sixth title of the decade in a season that gained notoriety and inspired the ESPN and Netflix documentary “The Last Dance.”
Souvenirs from Jordan have been a hot commodity for auction houses such as Sotheby’s and helped them grow their business with new, younger customers.
The auction house sold a pair of Michael Jordan Air Ships for $1.472 million in 2021 and last year sold a game-worn jersey from Jordan’s final season for a record $10.1 million. dollars, which has become the most valuable sports memorabilia ever worn. sold.