These player-exclusive Air Jordan 13s were on Michael Jordan's feet during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals, part of the Bulls' championship run that ended his legendary second three-peat.
Game-worn sneakers with direct championship provenance are the rarest kind — most players cycle through dozens of pairs a season, so tying a specific pair to a specific iconic performance is what makes them extraordinary.
Sotheby's sale set the all-time record for any sneakers ever sold at public auction, a headline that traveled well beyond sneaker circles into mainstream sports and finance news.
It cemented a strange new reality: game-worn basketball shoes now change hands for more money than most people's homes.
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