{"id":350891,"date":"2021-10-08T20:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/michael-jordans-game-worn-nikes-could-sell-for-1-5m\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T20:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:51:12","slug":"michael-jordans-game-worn-nikes-could-sell-for-1-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jordans-game-worn-nikes-could-sell-for-1-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"#Michael Jordan\u2019s game-worn Nikes could sell for $1.5M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Michael Jordan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-worn Nikes could sell for $1.5M<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A pair of sneakers worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in his rookie season are up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million \u2014 and are expected to be \u201cthe most valuable sneaker ever offered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s will open advanced bidding Friday on the pair of autographed Nike Air Ships Jordan wore in his fifth game for the Chicago Bulls in 1984, the auction house said.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Jordan gifted the sneakers to Tommie Tim III Lewis, who was then a ball boy for the Denver Nuggets, according to Sotheby\u2019s said. Lewis held on to the shoes until this year.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, Nike gave Jordan his own signature line of shoes and clothes, an unprecedented move at the time to get Jordan to sign with the retailer. <\/p>\n<p>But Nike\u2019s now-famous Air Jordan 1 sneakers weren\u2019t ready by the time the NBA season started that year, so Nike sent Jordan a few pairs of specially crafted Air Ships, some of which read \u201cAir Jordan\u201d or \u201cNike Air\u201d on the heels, the auction house said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Nike Air Ships Michael Jordan\" class=\"wp-image-19743354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Nike Air Ships Jordans could fetch as much as $1.5 million.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sotheby&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair being auctioned by Sotheby\u2019s says \u201cAir\u201d on the heel, as can be seen in footage from the Nov. 1, 1984 game. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Jordan and the Jordan Brand helped redefine what a signature line formed around an athlete could be. These sneakers are a crucial part of the genesis of that story,\u201d said Brahm Wachter, head of Sotheby\u2019s streetwear and modern collectibles.<\/p>\n<p>Wachter called the Air Ships \u201cthe precursor to the Air Jordan 1,\u201d adding that \u201cit is also simply an incredible artifact that dates to the nascency of Michael Jordan\u2019s rookie season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Air Ship collection shot to fame in 1985 after the NBA sent a letter to Nike saying that the colorful kicks were in violation of the league\u2019s uniformity clause. The league even threatened to fine Jordan $5,000 per game that he wore them. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Nike Air Ships Michael Jordan\" class=\"wp-image-19743390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/035N10781_C35WR_11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After the game, Michael Jordan gifted the sneakers to a ball boy for the Denver Nuggets, according to Sotheby\u2019s.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sotheby&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nike took the ban and used it to form a marketing campaign around its Air Jordan 1s, saying while \u201cthe NBA threw them out of the game, fortunately, the NBA can\u2019t stop you from wearing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Air Jordan brand is a hallmark of Nike and generates billions of dollars in sales each quarter. <\/p>\n<p>Ever since the airing of ESPN and Netflix\u2019s hit documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cThe Last Dance,\u201d\u00a0nearly every product linked to Jordan has soared in value at auctions. Last year, Sotheby\u2019s sold an autographed pair of Air Jordan 1s for\u00a0a record $560,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the Air Ships sell for Sotheby\u2019s estimated minimum price, the pair will price well above the next most expensive pair of sneakers sold at auction \u2014 the 1985 Air Jordan 1 game-worn sneakers that sold for $615,000 last year in an auction by Christie\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>In 2008,\u00a0Kanye West\u2019s \u201cGrammy Worn\u201d Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes sold for a whopping $1.8 million, but that was through a private sale, not an auction, Sotheby\u2019s said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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