Michael Jordan He has starred in countless anecdotes in his mythical career in the NBA. But for many, the most extraordinary is the “Flu Game”, the famous Flu Game. And since everything the legend touches turns to gold, the shoes air jordan 12 he wore that day were auctioned for $1.3 million.
But… what was the “Flu Game”, or The Game of the flu?
We must go back to 1997, NBA Finals. Game 5 between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, 2-2 was the series.
Michael Jordan suffered from flu-like symptoms, such as fever, chills and dehydration. He was so ill that he could barely stand and had to be helped to the dressing room at half time.
Despite the discomfort, His Majesty played 44 minutes and scored 38 points, with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, leading the Bulls to a 90-88 win. It was one of the most legendary performances in NBA history.
Finally, Chicago would conquer his fifth championship in six years.
There are questions about whether Jordan really had the flu. Let’s see: he really was sick, but of what?
His personal trainer, Tim Grover, said that the star actually He was suffering from food poisoning. However, Jordan himself has said that he believes he had the flu.
no matter what it really was, his performance in the Flu Game was legendary. He displayed steely toughness and determination, helping to cement his legacy as the greatest player in the history of the sport.
The auction of the Air Jordan 12 of the “Flu Game”
As we said at the beginning, for that meeting Michael Jordan used the Air Jordan 12 in black and red, matching the Bulls uniform.
At the end of the engagement Jordan autographed and gave him the shoes to then-Jazz ball boy Preston Truman, who provided him with his favorite snack after each game. Truman would keep the sneakers for 15 years, before putting them up for auction in 2013.
The price: $104,765.
Although it is unknown who the buyer was, the truth is that this month the auction house Goldin Auctions sold the Air Jordan 12 sneakers from the “Flu Game”. The offer started at $500,000, and they ended up paying $1,380,000, according to Complex Sneakers.
It does not equal the record for sneakers in the sports world. Who has it? Another pair of Michael Jordans, sold for $2.2 million.
Are the Air Jordan 13 Bred used in the second game of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Bulls and the Jazz. Sotheby’s, which sold them, expected 4 million dollars for them, but finally everything was 2.2.