FACTZ can confirm that these Michael Jordan sneakers/trainers have sold for a record $2.2 million at auction.

The signed Nike shoes, once worn by the basketball legend, became the priciest footwear ever sold. Auction house Sotheby’s had estimated would fetch between $2 million and $4 million – are among the most expensive Jordan items auctioned.

“Today’s record-breaking result further proves that the demand for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia continues to outperform and transcend all expectations,” the Sotheby’s Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables, Brahm Wachter, tells FACTZ.

The previous record for Jordan shoes was $1.47m for a pair of his Nike Air Ships auctioned in 2021. The basketball star wore the Air Jordan XIIIs sold on Tuesday in New York during his last championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98.

Jordan had the size 13 shoes on when he scored 37 points in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals series, carrying the Bulls to a 93-88 victory over the Utah Jazz. The Bulls went on to win the championship, as told in the 2020 documentary series “Last Dance” about his last season with the team.

After the Game 2 victory, Jordan gave the shoes to a ball boy in the locker room as thanks for finding a lost jacket, Sotheby’s auction house said. The “Bred” Air Jordans – short for “black and red” – are the only complete pair of sneakers worn by Jordan in an NBA Finals game to be authenticated.