Bidding for a set of sneakers NBA legend Michael Jordan donned during an NBA Finals game in his last season with the Chicago Bulls closes later Tuesday, and they could go for an eye-popping amount.
Sotheby’s. The auction house described the condition of the shoes, donned in the 1998 NBA Finals Game 2, as "immaculate" and "pristine consistent with use."as the range the sneakers could wind up netting while up for auction. As of Monday evening, the current bid for the shoes listed on the auction house’s website was $1.8 million.
SOTHEBY'S ‘THE DYNASTY COLLECTION’ PRESENTS MICHAEL JORDAN'S GAME WORN SNEAKERS IN ALL 6 NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS People started having the ability to place bids on them April 3, according to a tweet from the auction house. "This is the only complete pair of sneakers worn by Michael in an NBA Finals game, from any of Michael’s 6 NBA Finals series, that have ever been photomatched and authenticated by The MeiGray Group, the official authenticator of the NBA," Sotheby’s said in the listing. "They are also the only pair worn by Michael Jordan from the 1998 NBA postseason that have ever been photomatched by MeiGray.
Jordan and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz in that game by 5, scoring 93 points to the Jazz’s 88, ESPN reported. Of those 93 total points for the Bulls, 37 of them came from Jordan. The Bulls went on to take home the ‘98 championship title, marking Jordan’s sixth.
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