Bummed that you lost to Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals? Might as well make a little money
off of it.Former NBA player Eric Snow was a member of the 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics, a
team led by Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton that lost to Jordan’s Bulls in six games in the 1996 Finals.
Nearly 20 years later, Snow is auctioning off an autographed pair of the black-and-red Air Jordan XI signature sneakers that Jordan wore in Game 4.
Grey Flannel Auctions listed the sneakers this week with an opening price of $5,000. By early
Wednesday morning, bidding was up to $6,655 and expected to climb much higher before the
auction ends on June 18.
Last November, the auction house sold an autographed pair of the Air Jordan XII sneakers worn
by Jordan during his famous “Flu Game” versus the Jazz in the 1997 Finals for $104,765. A former
Jazz ballboy put those sneakers up for auction and the sale price represented a record for a pair of game-worn shoes.
Jordan and the Bulls were at the peak of their powers in 1995-96, winning an NBA-record 72
games and capturing the fourth title of Jordan’s Hall of Fame career. A 32-year-old Jordan was
named MVP and Finals MVP that year — Jordan’s first full campaign after returning from his stint playing
professional baseball — and the Bulls would go on to win championships in each of the next two seasons.
Chicago defeated Seattle 108-86 in Game 3 of the 1996 Finals to take a 3-0 series lead.
Jordan finished with a game-high 36 points (on 11-for-23 shooting), five assists, three
rebounds and two steals in 41 minutes. The game was played on June 9, 1996, in Seattle.
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