Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sold for record $2.2 million | Off the field News – Times of India

Michael Jordan’s sneakers, which he wore during the 1998 NBA Finals in his last season with the Chicago Bulls, have been auctioned for a record price of $2.2 million.
The Air Jordan 13 ‘Breds’ – short for ‘black and red’ – were worn by Jordan in the second game of the 1998 Finals.
His last season with the Bulls is famously referred to as the ‘Last Dance‘.
Jordan scored 37 points in the game and led the Bulls to a 93-88 win over the Utah Jazz. He went on to win his sixth and final NBA Championship and was named the Finals MVP.
Sotheby’s said Jordan gifted the sneakers to a Jazz ball boy after the game as thanks for finding a lost jacket. They were the final pair of Breds that Jordan wore in a game.

They are the only complete pair of sneakers worn by Jordan in an NBA Finals game that have been photo-matched and authenticated by the MeiGray Group, the official authenticator of the NBA, the auctioneers added.
The previous record for a pair of sneakers was held by a pair of Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy 1s, which Sotheby’s sold for $1.8 million in 2021.
Last September, Jordan’s jersey from the first game of the 1998 finals became the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia ever sold.
It fetched a record $10.1 million at an auction by Sotheby’s.
(With agency inputs)