1998 NBA Finals, game 2. Chicago Bulls defeated Utah Jazz 93-88, with Michael Jordan scoring 37 points. That night, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, her Majesty used some Air Jordan 13 Bred that he would give to a ball boy with his autograph.
On April 11, 2023, he will close an auction with these sneakers at Sotheby’s: It is expected to raise between 2 and 4 million dollars, breaking the record for any pair sold at an auction.
The online auction Victoriam Parts I and II Sotheby’s will begin on April 3. Obviously, the value goes beyond the autograph (one on each shoe), but also the moment.
It represented the Bulls’ first win in those finals, which would finish 4-2, with Michael Jordan celebrating his last career title.
What sneakers hold the record at auction? Others by Michael Jordan, the original Nike Air Ship that he wore in 1984, during his rookie year with the Chicago Bulls.
this pair was sold for $1.4 million in 2021.
So are the Air Jordan 13 Bred that will be auctioned in April
These Air Jordan 13 Bred (Bred joins the words Black and Red) They are made in a predominantly black color with red details, both in the back and in the antequels. Michael Jordan’s signature is on the upper toe box on each shoe.
At the base of the cords there is the last name of the legendary player, and on the tabs the Jumpman symbol.
“Launched (the model) in sneaker stores in May 1998, at the heart of the Bulls’ postseason run,” explains Sotheby’s, “The nostalgia associated with the Air Jordan XIII Bred is based on it being the final public release of an Air Jordan sneaker. during Michael’s playing career with the Bulls.”
“Lines formed at shoe stores, as fans got one last chance to ‘Be Like Mike’, add the house
The shoes will be on display at Sotheby’s in New York. You can bid for them in the following link of the auction house.