New York (AFP) – A pair of Air Jordan sneakers worn in a game by Michael Jordan sold Sunday for $560,000 at Sotheby’s auction house, an all-time record for basketball shoes.The white, black and red shoes, made for Jordan in 1985 and autographed by the NBA legend himself, dethroned the reigning “Moon Shoe,” one of Nike’s first sneakers, a pair of which sold in July 2019 for $437,000, also at Sotheby’s.The latest sale highlighted 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 …
Game-worn Air Jordan sneakers sell for record-breaking $560,000
