Michael Jordan defeated Michael Jordan. Some shoes worn by the basketball legend dethroned others of his as the most expensive in sports-related history, paying 2.2 million dollars at an auction of Sotheby’s.
The Air Jordan 13 Bred, that he wore during the second game of the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, were sold to an unknown bidder. Although Sotheby’s I expected up to 4 million dollars for them, which were also autographed by the figure, he had to “settle” for 2.2 million dollars.
Those Finals meant the last in Jordan’s career, giving him his sixth ring. Everything can be seen in the famous Netflix documentary series, The Last Dance.
The previous record for sports memorabilia was held by another pair of Her Majesty’s, An original Nike Air Ship worn during his rookie year in the NBA, 1984. These were auctioned for $1.4 million in 2021.
A Nike Air Yeezy 1 by Kanye West (the artist today known as Ye) reached the figure of 1.8 million dollars in 2021. They were the most expensive of any style, until now.
This is the Air Jordan 13 Bred that achieved the unusual price of 2.2 million dollars
Are Air Jordan 13 Bred (Bred is the union of the words Black and Red) have a predominantly black color with red details. Michael Jordan’s signature is located in the upper area of the toe box in each shoe.
Jordan, who scored 37 points when he wore them, as Chicago defeated the Utah Jazz 93-88, He gave the sports shoes to a ball boy, autographing them.
Among other details of the Air Jordan 13 Bred, stand out Jordan’s last name at the base of the laces, plus the Jumpman symbol on the tabs.
The owner of the most famous number 23 in history is still a kind of King Midas among collectors. Not only his sneakers break sales records, but also his shirts: one used in Game 1 of the 1998 Finals was sold for $10.1 million.
The story of how Michael Jordan came to Nike is in theaters today, with the movie Air, Directed by and starring Ben Affleck.