Thanks in part to 'The Last Dance,' the sky's the limit for Jordan's memorabilia right now.
Well, no. Michael Jordan is Michael Jordan.
But a pair of his game-worn Nike sneakers from 1985 sold at auction Sunday and fetched a record price of $560,000, nearly four times the initial estimate., bear the Chicago Bulls’ colors and are in sizes 13 and 13½. Bidding started May 8, with the auction house initially estimating they could bring $100,000 to $150,000.
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