Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Air Jordan 8s Hit Auction
Demand for worn by is at an all-time high, and you just missed a rare opportunity to own some – a pair of worn during the 1993 eastern conference finals just went under the hammer at PWCC for $192,000.
Worn on game four of the ECF against the New York Knicks, MJ added 54 points, six rebounds and two steals in an important performance that tied up the series 2-2. He was known to wear a new pair very frequently – if not every game – so these shoes are in remarkably good condition, given their age and brief yet intense use.
This pair of AJ8s has its provenance verified by multiple sports memorabilia sources, including photo-matching by Sports Investors Authentication (SIA) that helped identify the game in which they were worn. The shoes came by way of Robert Scarpetti, a retired Chicago police detective who was part of MJ’s personal security detail from 1984 to 1995 and personally received the shoes from Jordan. Like many game-worn pairs MJ gave away, they come signed by the man himself.