{"id":57143,"date":"2023-04-12T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/michael-jordans-trainers-sell-for-record-2-2m\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:35:32","slug":"michael-jordans-trainers-sell-for-record-2-2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/michael-jordans-trainers-sell-for-record-2-2m\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan&#8217;s trainers sell for record $2.2m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"371\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-093120-696x371.png\"   alt=\"A pair of Air Jordan XIIIs worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $2.2m\" title=\"A pair of Air Jordan XIIIs worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $2.2m\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pair of Air Jordan XIIIs worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $2.2m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A pair of trainers once worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m (\u00a31.7m) at auction, becoming the priciest shoes ever sold.<\/p>\n<p>The signed sneakers \u2013 which Sotheby\u2019s had estimated would fetch $2m to $4m \u2013 are among the most expensive Jordan items auctioned.<\/p>\n<p>A jersey he wore at the 1998 NBA Finals sold in 2022 for $10.1m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The latest sale seals Jordan\u2019s position as the most valuable athlete at auctions for sportswear memorabilia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s record-breaking result further proves that the demand for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia continues to outperform and transcend all expectations,\u201d said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby\u2019s Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables.<\/p>\n<p>The previous record for Jordan shoes was $1.47m for a pair of his Nike Air Ships auctioned in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Jordan XIIIs sold on Tuesday were worn by the basketball star during his last championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan had the size-13 shoes on when he scored 37 points in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals series, carrying the Bulls to a 93-88 victory over the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls went on to win the championship, a story told in the 2020 documentary series \u201cLast Dance\u201d about the megastar\u2019s last season with the team.<\/p>\n<p>It was Jordan\u2019s sixth NBA championship and the fifth time he\u2019d be named the NBA\u2019s Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n<p>Right after the Game 2 victory, Jordan gave the shoes to a ball boy in the locker room as thanks for finding a lost jacket, Sotheby\u2019s auction house says.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBred\u201d Air Jordans \u2013 short for \u201cblack and red\u201d \u2013 are the only complete pair of sneakers worn by Jordan in an NBA Finals game to be authenticated, Sotheby\u2019s said.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan wore the first Air Jordan shoe in 1984 during his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls. The Air Jordan I became available to the general public the following year. To date, more than 30 different models of the Air Jordan have been made.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan won a total of six NBA Finals championships, two Olympic Gold Medals and numerous other accolades.<\/p>\n<p>He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/_129262804_asdf.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Jordan shoots the basketball.\" width=\"726\" height=\"1073\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><em>IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image caption: The Chicago Bulls\u2019 Michael Jordan takes a shot during Game 4 of the 1998 NBA Finals in Salt Lake City, Utah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"53amhjc7FU0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Health and Social Care: UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers\u2019 recruitment (11-4-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53amhjc7FU0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of Air Jordan XIIIs worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $2.2m A pair of trainers once worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m (\u00a31.7m) at auction, becoming the priciest shoes ever sold. 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