Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers sold for record $8 million

A complete set of Michael Jordan’s championship-winning Air Jordan sneakers sold for $8,032,800, Sotheby’s said Friday, setting a global auction record for game-worn sneakers that Jordan won six NBA championships and The sneakers worn by six NBA Finals MVPs sold for $8,032,800.

The “Dynasty Collection” represents the second-highest total price for Jordan memorabilia, behind only the $10.1 million jersey worn in Game 1 of the 1998 “Last Dance” Finals. A pair of sneakers worn in Game 2 of the Finals sold for $2,238,000 in April, which was the highest price ever paid for a pair of sneakers at the time.

The pack includes the Air Jordan VI (1991), Air Jordan VII (1992), Air Jordan VIII (1993), Air Jordan XI (1996), Air Jordan XII (1997) and Air Jordan XIV (1998). The Air Jordan VI, VIII, XI and XII sneakers are also autographed by Jordan.

After Jordan won six championships and Finals MVP, he was photographed wearing only one shoe each time; Jordan has fulfilled the wish of Bulls public relations director Tim Hallam if the Bulls win their first NBA championship. The winner will own a pair of Jordan shoes. Jordan, always superstitious, honored this tradition five more times.

“Today’s record-breaking price is a testament to the ‘GOAT’,” Brahm Wachter, head of modern collections at Sotheby’s, said in a statement. “There is no denying that the Dynasty collection is undoubtedly one of the most important collections in history. One of the most significant collections of sports memorabilia. (A) truly unparalleled moment and milestone in auction history, the sale of these six championship-winning sneakers may never be replicated.”