editor’s Note: The story was updated with the final sale price and other details after the auction.
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In 1998, Michael Jordan prepared a pair of his prestigious Black and Red Air Jordan 13S to bring home for the Bulls win during his final NBA Championship game 2 – and now they are the most expensive sneakers ever to sell at auction.
Game winning sneakers sold at $ 2.2 million in Sothabi in New York On Tuesday, by breaking the sneaker auction record $ 1.47 million, in 2021, was set by a pair of nike air ships that Jordan wore first in his career.
The sale comes during “Jordan Year” – a reference to NBA star player’s prestigious Jersey number 23. In January, Air Jordan participated with Sothabi to auction 13 couples retro sneakers, designed in memory of the notorious Big All Lot, more than its high estimates of $ 5,000, which was the most sales for more than $ 32,000.
Last year, Jordan’s Game 1 Jersey, also from the 1998 final, when it became the most expensive item to make a game worn to sell in auction. $ 10.1 million received On the sale of a sotby.
Farewell to Jordan with Chicago Bulls is often called “The Last Dance” after the title of ESPN and Netflix documentary, which chronic the season. Jordan announced the weeks of retirement (second) retirement before the final, leading a six-game series against Utah Jazz, which was seen the most in the NBA history based on Nielson TV rating. (Jordan would later return to play with Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003, but did not win another championship).
“Michael Jordan Sports Sports Memorbilia has proved time and time again as the most elite and iconic items on the market,” Brahma Watcher said, in a press release before the sale of streetwear and modern collections, in a press release before sale. “However, the items from his ‘Last Dance’ season are a large scale and in 2022 have been seen with our game 1 jersey record-breaking sales.”
Sneakers pair Sold on Tuesday The Salt Lake City was worn during Game 2, which Bulls won by 93–88 after losing game 1, scoring 37 points. They are the last pair of Black and Red Air Jordan 13S, which Jordan once wore in court for NBA game, said Sothabi’s press release.
After Game 2, Jordan signed a set of shoes to the ball boy in the visitor’s locker room and gifted it, as he was known to do, according to Sothabi.
Air Jordan 13 sneakers starred in a sports memorable sales called “Victorium”, including items worn by athletes, including Tom Brady, Cobe Bryant and Roger Federer. Several other Jordan items were included in the two-part auction, with a game-vorn 1998 Bulls Jersey and 1985’s Air Jordan 1s a pair of 1S to get $ 508,000 and $ 127,000 respectively.
The other top lots included one of the La Laks shooting shirts of the Cobe Bryant, sold for more than $ 406,000, and a football jersey, which was worn by the heavenly Pail in 1975 for the New York Cosmos, which was sold by more than $ 177,000.
Top image: Air Jordan 13 sneakers signed by Michael Jordan.
