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Kaitlyn Radde

Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million

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Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers from the 1998 NBA finals are displayed at Sotheby's on April 5 in New York. On Tuesday, they sold for a record $2.2 million. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

A pair of Air Jordan 13 sneakers that basketball legend Michael Jordan wore during the 1998 NBA Finals sold at auction for $2.2 million. The sneakers from the historic season known as Jordan's "Last Dance" are now the most valuable sports footwear ever sold, according to auction house Sotheby's.

Sotheby's pre-sale estimate predicted $2 million as the low end, and Tuesday's final $2.2 million sale came in well below the predicted high of $4 million. The shoes are "the only complete pair of sneakers worn by Michael in an NBA Finals game" ever to be authenticated by the NBA's official authenticator, according to the auction house.

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