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The Air Jordan 13 "Breds" - short for "black
and red" - were worn by Jordan in the second game of the Finals
during his final season with the Chicago Bulls, 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.
Sotheby's also auctioned Jordan's jersey from the opening game
of the 1998 Finals for $10.1 million in September 2022, which
became the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia
ever sold.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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