Source:
Sotheby’s
/
Sotheby’s
Retro
Jordan
sneakers
may
be
struggling
to
move
out
on
the
secondary
market
these
days,
but
actual
game-worn
Jordan
sneakers
are
still
fetching
some
pretty
big
bucks
on
the
auction
block.
Nice
Kicks
is
reporting
that
a
collection
of
game-worn
Air
Jordan
sneakers
that
his
Airness
wore
during
his
historic
championship
run
the
the
1990s
fetched
quite
a
pretty
penny.
The
“Dynasty
Collection,”
which
featured
six
different
pairs
of
Air
Jordan
sneakers
(VI,
VII,
VIII,
XI,
XII
and
XIV)
that
Michael
Jordan
wore
when
he
clinched
his
six
NBA
Championships
sold
for
a
staggering
$8
million
in
a
global
auction
that
was
held
by
Sotheby’s.
Keep
in
mind,
these
were
single
sneakers;
they
weren’t
even
paired
up,
but
they
were
game-worn
and
autographed
by
the
greatest
of
all
time.
Nice
Kicks
reports:
This
remarkable
accomplishment
positions
the
Dynasty
Collection
as
the
second
most
valuable
Michael
Jordan
memorabilia
ever
auctioned,
trailing
only
behind
Jordan’s
iconic
1998
NBA
Finals
Game
1
jersey
from
the
renowned
‘Last
Dance’
season.
The
jersey
fetched
an
astonishing
$10.1
million
at
a
Sotheby’s
auction
in
September
2022,
still
holding
the
world
record
for
any
game-worn
sports
memorabilia.
Additionally,
Sotheby’s
retains
the
record
for
the
highest-selling
pair
of
sneakers,
with
Michael
Jordan’s
1998
NBA
Finals
Game
2
Air
Jordan
13s
from
‘The
Last
Dance’
season,
which
netted
$2.2
million
in
April
2023.
“Today’s
record-breaking
price
is
a
testament
to
the
GOAT.
The
Dynasty
Collection
undeniably
ranks
among
the
most
significant
compilations
of
sports
memorabilia
in
history.
Serving
as
both
a
reminder
of
Michael
Jordan’s
lasting
impact
on
the
world
and
a
tangible
expression
of
his
recognized
legendary
status,
its
significance
is
further
validated
by
this
monumental
result.”
Naturally,
the
buyer’s
identity
is
being
withheld
as
Sotheby’s
doesn’t
want
to
put
a
target
on
anyone
at
this
point.
But
whoever
dumped
$8
million
to
own
a
piece
of
sports
history
must
have
pockets
as
deep
as
Jay-Z
because
dayumn!
Check
out
pics
of
the
“Dynasty
Collection”
below,
and
let
us
know
if
you’d
drop
$8
million
on
these
if
you
had
it
like
that
in
the
comments
section.
