Items and clothing belonging to famous athletes attract the attention of collectors around the world. They get record amounts at auctions. So it was this time, when the shoes of the best basketball player in the world were auctioned off.
This auction was awaited by many basketball fans around the world. It has also attracted the attention of sportswear collectors that once belonged to famous athletes. This time the auction was dedicated to the shoes of Michael Jordan, one of the most famous athletes in history.
Jordan passed his shoes to the boy with the ball
In them, the legendary basketball player played in the NBA Finals in 1998. Many commentators to this day remember that very moment of handing over the shoes. “At the end of the game, Jordan took off his shoes, signed them and, as promised, returned them to the ball boy, who helped the basketball player find the missing jacket after one of the practices.” — according to Business Insider.
A quarter of many later went to auction. The new buyer paid a record $2.2 million for them. The previous record was also held by Jordan. Two years ago, the same athlete’s shoes from his rookie season sold at auction for $1.4 million.
Jordan has had a lot of success playing in these shoes.
Fans of Michael Jordan did not hide their emotions, remembering the legendary champion matches of the Chicago Bulls team. They accurately described on the net, as if it were yesterday, not only the result or the change in the state of the competition in the subsequent meetings that took place then. The 60-year-old wore the Nike Air Jordan XIII in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
In that game, Jordan scored 37 points for the Chicago Bulls. With a 93-88 win, his team tied 1-1 with the Utah Jazz. Shortly thereafter, Air Jordan earned his sixth championship and sixth Finals MVP title. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 4-2.
The shoes were supposed to refer to Jordan’s defensive play. “He played like a black panther”
The Air Jordan XIII was designed to reflect the player’s defensive play. The main source of inspiration for their design was to be the “black panther” - as many called Michael Jordan at that time. In addition, the player himself looked like a panther when playing defense, set off in pursuit of his prey. Hence the shoes, similar to the paws of a leopard.
The high price of the shoes of the famous basketball player is not the only record that belongs to Michael Jordan. Last September, a collector paid $10.1 million for the jersey.
Source: Wprost
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