A pair of former basketball player Michael Jordan’s shoes, used in the 1998 North American League (NBA) final, at the service of the Chicago Bulls, have been sold for a record value of two million euros (ME), it has been announced Sotheby’s this Tuesday – fair.
According to the released statement, the red and black Air Jordan XIII Bred model is the “most expensive athletic shoe ever sold.”
With this sale, Jordan confirms the ‘status’ of king of sportswear auctions aimed at collectors, now breaking his own record in terms of sneakers, after having seen another pair auctioned in 2021 for around 1.28 million euros, while it was already selling the most expensive jersey (9.25 ME), registered in September 2022.
This iconic pair was worn by Jordan in the last final won by the Bulls, in 1998, against the Utah Jazz (4-2), with Sotheby’s, which had made an initial estimate that it could go up to four ME, without revealing any data. about the buyer.
Source: TSF
