A PAIR of basketball icon Michael Jordan’s sneakers have sold for a record £1.8million.
He wore the Air Jordan 13s in a 1998 game on the way to his sixth and final championship title.
Jordan scored 37 points as his Chicago Bulls side beat Utah Jazz 93-88 in the second of the six-game series.
The Bulls went on to win the championship as shown in The Last Dance, the 2020 hit Netflix documentary series.
After the game, Jordan gave the signed Breds — short for black and red — sneakers to a ballboy to thank him for finding his lost jacket.
They are the only pair worn by Jordan in an NBA final to ever be authenticated.
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Auction house Sotheby’s did not name the seller or Tuesday’s buyer.
But Brahm Wachter, its head of streetwear and modern collectables, said: “Today’s record-breaking result further proves that the demand for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia continues to outperform and transcend all expectations.”
Last year, one of Jordan’s jerseys from the same finals sold for £8.1million — making it the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia.
The Air Jordans price beat the record £1.45million paid for a pair of rapper Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy 1s.
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Jordan, 60, went on to play for the Washington Wizards and now owns NBA team the Charlotte Hornets.
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