Sotheby’s bets on sports with auctions of Air Jordan shoes, Kobe Bryant jersey
NY Post
Sotheby’s is wading further into the sports world with its inaugural “Sports Week,” which will see the auction house putting Michael Jordan’s game-worn Air Jordan 11s, a Kobe Bryant jersey and Muhammed Ali’s fighting trunks up for bidding.
The company announced on Wednesday that a series of auctions featuring prominent sports memorabilia will kick off on March 28 and will run for about two weeks, through April 12.
Jordan’s Air Jordan 11s from Game 5 of the 1996 NBA Finals are Sports Week’s headliner item, expected to fetch between $200,000 and $400,000, according to CNBC.
Jordan wore the sneakers as he returned from his brief retirement to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 72-10 regular season record and then their fourth NBA title, CNBC reported.
In addition, Sotheby’s is anticipating Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers jersey from Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals to go for between $1.5 million and $2.5 million.
Bryant — who died tragically in a 2020 helicopter crash alongside his daughter, Gianna — scored 40 points that game, his highest-scoring NBA Finals performance.
