A pair of trainers worn by NBA star Michael Jordan on his last game were sold for a record $2.2m, Sotheby’s announced. It broke his own record of $1.5m for sneakers, set in September 2021. Last year, one of his jerseys sold for $10.1m, the most ever paid at auction for any game-worm collectibles!
“Today’s record-breaking result further proves that the demand for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia continues to outperform and transcend all expectations,” Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectables, said in a statement.
The basketball legend wore the “Bred” Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the way to his sixth and last NBA championship title.
Jordan wore the sneakers for the second half of the Chicago Bulls’ 93-88 victory over Utah Jazz on 5 June, 1998. Jordan scored a game-high 37 points as his Bulls side tied the series 1-1.
