On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s iconic game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, the sneakers he wore one season earlier in the infamous “Flu Game” sold for more than $1 million.
Despite subsequent revelations from Jordan’s trainer and “The Last Dance” documentary that he wasn’t actually ailed by the flu in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals — “The Food Poisoning Game” doesn’t pack the same wallop — the sneakers that Jordan wore that night have sold for $1.38 million (including buyer’s premium) with collectibles marketplace Goldin. The shoes sold at auction on Wednesday.
