MICHAEL JORDAN, BASEBALL PLAYER

REMEMBER THAT TIME IN 1994 WHEN MICHAEL JORDAN PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL?

Apair of game-used and autographed Air Jordan 1 shoes sold for more than a half-million dollars in Sotheby’s online auction that closed May 17 - which also happened to be the day the final two episodes of “ e Last Dance” documentary aired on ESPN.

e shoes attracted 25 bids from 10 different bidders before selling for a world-record $560,000, according to Sotheby’s, who stated in a release that the previous auction record for a pair of any sneakers was the $437,000 paid last year for the 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat “Moon Shoe.” Remarkably, Sotheby’s says competitive bidding for the Air Jordan shoes increased by $300,000 in the final 20 minutes of the online auction.

Sotheby’s announced a pre-dra estimate of $150,000 for the shoes. But the final sale dwarfed that. Interestingly, the auction reveals that Jordan wore two different size of shoe – one a size 13 and the other a size 13 ½.

ese Air Jordan 1 shoes were worn by Jordan during the 1984-85 season. Jordan signed one of the shoes.