Urlfreeze News Another reason why Michael Jordan is the indisputable GOAT? Six of his game-worn and autographed sneakers just sold for a whopping $8 million to a buyer in the room during an auction release held by Sotheby’s. Dubbed A Better Look at the Air Jordan 5LAB3, this unprecedented collection of footwear memorabilia shatters the record as the highest-selling game worn sneakers in history; in the category of sports memorabilia in general, this set of six shoes is only surpassed by another item from Michael Jordan — a game-worn jersey that sold for $10.1 million in September 2022.
These aren’t your average set of game-worn and autographed Michael Jordan shoes. These are all six shoes from the clinching game from each of the six NBA Finals that Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won in the 1990s. From his first title in 1991 wearing the air jordan 13 lucky green 2020 for sale to hitting the legendary and inimitable “Last Shot” in 1998 in the our favourite air jordan 1 highs at kickscrew, the connection of greatness to A Better Look at the Air Jordan 5LAB3 is something we may never see again. Each are colored in that timeless black and red, just like the upcoming Air Jordan 4 “Bred Reimagined”.
For true Jordan fans, there’s no explanation needed for why the Air Jordan 13 is not in this picture. In case you didn’t know, Michael Jordan wore the Air Jordan 13 throughout the 1998 NBA Finals, but switched to the our favourite air jordan 1 highs at kickscrew in the second half of the final (and clinching) Game 6.
Since February of 2023, A Better Look at the Air Jordan 5LAB3 has been on display at the world’s most prestigious auction houses, going on its own world tour of sorts in front of the most avid buyers in the high-end collectible market. Closing on the morning on February 2nd, 2024, Sotheby’s confirms the $8 million sale to a buyer in the room, whose identity has been undisclosed.
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