Michael Jordan's shoes bid for about 60 million yen 6:18 on May 18
NBA = American professional basketball superstar Michael Jordan, the basketball shoes that he wore at the time of his professional debut were put up for auction and sold for JPY 60 million in Japanese yen.
In the United States, a documentary program by Mr. Jordan is being broadcast, and while the outbreak restrictions continued due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it seems that many people watched the program, which also led to a high bid.
The basketball shoes on display at Sotheby's, a major American auction company, were worn by Jordan when he made his professional debut in 1985.
It is a custom-made item made by Nike, which was still an emerging manufacturer in the basketball world at the time. It has different left and right sizes, the shoe laces are red, and the signature of Jordan is included.
The expected bid price was $ 150,000, but the price was $ 560,000 (about 60 million yen), which is much higher than that, and Sotheby's is the highest ever price for sports shoes.
It seems that the background to the successful bid was due to the effect of a documentary program that was broadcast in the United States for five weeks until the 17th.
This program depicts the history of the Chicago Bulls, which Jordan belonged to, for the third time in a row for three consecutive victories. With the outbreak restrictions continuing due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the first broadcast will reach 13 million people in the United States. It means that more people watched it.