In 1998, Michael Jordan wore a pair of the iconic black and red sneakers to win his last NBA championship, and they are now the most expensive sneakers ever sold at auction.
Air Jordan sneakers sold for $2.2 million at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, breaking the sneaker auction record of $1.47 million set in 2021 by a pair of Nike Air Ships that Jordan wore earlier in his career .
In January, Air Jordan partnered with Sotheby's to auction off 13 pairs of retro sneakers that were designed in memory of the American basketball star.