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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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 the saga of Jordan and his Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n
It also confirms that the lowly sneaker now has a place of pride in the world of wealthy collectors alongside more traditional collectibles.<\/p>\n
The pair of Air Jordan 1's in the "Chicago" color scheme, the most emblematic model of its generation, easily surpassed Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of $100,000-$150,000.<\/p>\n
The Air Jordan 1 is the first model specially created by Nike for Michael Jordan, who wore them in his first season in the NBA.<\/p>\n
"I think the game-worn Air Jordan 1's are the most iconic sneakers of all time," the seller, collector Jordan Geller, told AFP at the start of the sale.<\/p>\n
"They are so recognizable and they conjure up so much nostalgia, which I think gives them a very special appeal. The fact that these shoes were game-worn by Michael Jordan takes them to a whole other level," he said.<\/p>\n
Unlike the Air Jordan 1's, the "Moon Shoes" sold last year had never been worn.<\/p>\n
Before Sunday's sale, the record for athletic shoes worn by an athlete was held by the leather-soled running shoes in which Britain's Roger Bannister became the first person ever to run a mile in less than four minutes, in 1954.<\/p>\n
They were bought for $409,000 by an anonymous collector in 2015 at auction at Christie's in London.<\/p>\n
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