Though the sneaker game has always remained competitive, it seems Michael Jordan’s pair of Nike Air Ships has nabbed the top spot on the market.
Over the weekend, the legendary basketball player’s red-and-white shoes sold at a record-breaking $1.472 million, acquired by collector Nick Fiorella at the Sotheby’s Icons of Excellence & Haute Luxury auction held in Las Vegas.
The Nike Air Ships is reportedly the earliest known pair of shoes Jordan has worn throughout his career to reach the auction market. He wore them playing in the fifth game, against the Denver Nuggets, of his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, the team he would eventually lead to win six NBA championships.
According to Sotheby’s auction house, it set a new world record for the most expensive sneakers ever sold at an auction.
A closer look at Michael Jordan’s 1984 Nike Air Ships from his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls.
“This record-breaking result for the Jordan Nike Air Ships affirms the place of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan franchise at the pinnacle of the sneaker market,” Brahm Wachter, head of streetwear and modern collectibles at Sotheby’s, said in a statement.
Before the auction went live, Sotheby’s estimated the shoes to be sold for
Over the weekend, the legendary basketball player’s red-and-white shoes sold at a record-breaking $1.472 million, acquired by collector Nick Fiorella at the Sotheby’s Icons of Excellence & Haute Luxury auction held in Las Vegas.
The Nike Air Ships is reportedly the earliest known pair of shoes Jordan has worn throughout his career to reach the auction market. He wore them playing in the fifth game, against the Denver Nuggets, of his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, the team he would eventually lead to win six NBA championships.
According to Sotheby’s auction house, it set a new world record for the most expensive sneakers ever sold at an auction.
A closer look at Michael Jordan’s 1984 Nike Air Ships from his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls.
“This record-breaking result for the Jordan Nike Air Ships affirms the place of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan franchise at the pinnacle of the sneaker market,” Brahm Wachter, head of streetwear and modern collectibles at Sotheby’s, said in a statement.
Before the auction went live, Sotheby’s estimated the shoes to be sold for
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