A pair of Michael Jordan’s game-worn sneakers sold for $615,000 US
($A860,000) Christie’s auction house said Thursday, shattering a record
set just months ago by the sale of another pair of the basketball
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The sneakers were a pair of Air Jordan 1 Highs that the NBA megastar
wore during a 1985 exhibition match in Italy when he dunked the ball so
hard it shattered the glass backboard.
“This is the original shoe with an actual piece of the backboard, a
piece of glass, in the sole of the shoe,” said Caitlin Donovan, head of
handbag and sneaker sales at Christie’s — which organised the auction
with Stadium Goods.Jordan racked up 30 points while wearing the size
13.5 shoes, which are in the red and black colours of his Chicago Bulls
team.
Though the sale broke the record set in May when a pair of Air Jordan
1’s sold for $560,000, the new auction landed below the estimated range
of $650,000 and $850,000 (all figures USD).
The record setting sales highlight the soaring market value of objects
identified with the retired basketball superstar since the release of
“The Last Dance,” an ESPN/Netflix documentary that chronicles the saga
of Jordan and his Chicago Bulls.
It also confirms that the lowly sneaker now has a place of pride in the
world of wealthy collectors alongside more traditional collectibles.
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