A pair of autographed Air Jordan trainers worn by the NBA legend sold for $560,000 at Sotheby’s auction house. This whooping amount is an all-time record for basketball shoes.
The shoes were initially expected to sell between $100,000 to $150,000 in the online auction. Instead the first-ever signature sneakers sold much higher yesterday at the auction.
The autographed Air Jordan 1s were designed for Jordan – star of Netflix documentary ‘The Last Dance’. The Last Dance chronicles Jordan’s career, with much of the series dedicated to his final season with the Bulls in 1997/98.
This is not the first time that Sotheby is setting records for selling multimillion-dollar art. Last year Sotheby held its first auction dedicated entirely to sneakers and had then set a world record of $437,500 for a pair of 1972 Nike running shoes known as the “Moon Shoe.”
Michael Jordan has an estimated networth of $2.1billion (£1.6billion), according to Business Insider. He is regarded by many as the greatest basketball player of all time. His brand ambassador roles have included Nike, Coca-Cola, Gatorade, McDonald’s and Chevrolet.