Basketball legend Michael Jordan won six NBA championships during his prolific sporting career–and a set of the six sneakers he wore when clinching those titles has sold for a record-breaking $8 million at auction. Friday’s winning bid for “The Dynasty Collection” reached $8,032,800, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, according to auction […]
Former basketball star Michael Jordan has reached a deal to sell his majority share of the Charlotte Hornets to an investment group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the franchise announced Friday. In a press release, the NBA confirmed Jordan will keep a minority ownership stake with the Hornets once the transfer is completed. […]
Michael Block, who captured the hearts of golf fans over the weekend when the club pro finished 15th at the PGA Championship, revealed on May 23 that the highlight was receiving a congratulatory text from his hero, Michael Jordan.
The jacket that Michael Jordan famously and grudgingly wore while receiving an Olympic gold medal has been in Brian McIntyre’s possession for more than three decades now. He figures the time is right to let someone else enjoy it. The red, white, and blue Reebok jacket that Jordan—a Nike athlete—was forced to wear on the […]
A pair of game-worn shoes of Michael Jordan’s—from the 1998 NBA Finals—sold for a record $2.2 million at auction on Tuesday. And in baseball news, Salt Lake City has become the third known city, looking to land a baseball expansion team.
The Pro Bowl will be replaced by a week of skills competitions, as well as a flag football contest. Michael Jordan’s jersey from Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a record $10.1 million. Former Bulls beat writer Sam Smith weighs in.
Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey is going up for auction at Sotheby’s on Sept. 6. A Little League World Series player, who fell from a bunk bed at a dormitory on Aug. 15, is in recovery after initially grim medical reports. Tom Brady’s coach, Todd Bowles, hasn’t said when the future Hall-of-Famer will return […]
Tiger Woods has joined Michael Jordan and LeBron James in a select group of elite athletes with a net worth of at least $1 billion, business magazine Forbes reported. The 15-times major winner, who returned to competition at the Masters in April 14 months after nearly losing his right leg in a car crash, has […]
Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James—who’s better? It’s the endless argument that NBA fans can’t agree on, and yet can’t get enough of. But one prominent NBA statistician has used his own mathematical formula for years to rank the greatest players in NBA history.
The White House unveils a trucking plan to address supply chain issues and get more truckers on the road. How does it plan to do that? NBA legend Michael Jordan is launching a fansite based on blockchain. How would it work? Central banks are rethinking their ultra-easy monetary policies in the face of rising inflation. […]
A pair of Nike Air Ships sneakers worn by Michael Jordan has sold for a record-breaking $1.47 million (£1.07 million) at auction. The basketball star wore the red and white sneakers during his fifth NBA game in his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 1, 1984. The shoes were sold to cards collector […]
“The Last Dance” was filled with hot dishes about Michael Jordan’s time with the six-time champion Chicago Bulls. Now, some proceeds from the Emmy-winning documentary will go toward hot dishes for the nation’s hungry. Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief outfit, on Wednesday thanked His Airness for a $2 million gift to the organization, which comes as the pandemic is pushing […]
One knock-on effect of the hype surrounding “The Last Dance” documentary appears to be a boon in Michael Jordan memorabilia, with one pair of the former Chicago Bulls star’s sneakers expected to fetch over $500,000 at auction. The online “Original Air” auction of 11 items—browsing opens on July 23 and bidding takes place between July […]
