A pair of NBA legend Michael Jordan’s match-worn sneakers have sold for a colossal $560,000 at auction.
Auction house Sotheby’s had put an estimate of between $100,000 and $150,000 on the signed pair of Air Jordan 1s but they easily surpassed that mark in the auction, which closed on Sunday.
Jordan wore the iconic shoes during his rookie season in the NBA in 1985, having been being drafted by the Chicago Bulls the previous year.
Known for selling multimillion-dollar art, Sotheby's held its first auction dedicated entirely to sneakers last year and had then set a world record of $437,500 for a pair of 1972 Nike running shoes known as the "Moon Shoe."
Like most of Jordan's basketball shoes, they are a mismatched pair in a size 13 (left) and size 13.5 (right).
The auction coincided with the 35th anniversary of the Air Jordan brand and the screening of the 10-part ESPN documentary "The Last Dance" about the Chicago Bulls and Jordan. The final two episodes of the show are set to air later on Sunday.
The shoes were sold by collector Jordan Geller, the founder of the sneaker museum Shoezeum in Las Vegas.
Additional reporting by Reuters.
