Dubai: For its latest auction in Dubai, Sotheby’s is putting up the ‘Air Jordan’ – and six pairs of them in fact with some heavy legacy backing them. They were worn by uber-star Michael Jordan from each of his NMA title clinching finals.

They are being offered as a ‘private sale’ by the auction house in Dubai, billing the offering as the ‘holy grail of sneaker collecting’.

“The set represents the most valuable and significant collection of Air Jordan sneakers ever brought to market, and also marks the first time an auction house has travelled sneakers to the Middle East,” said Sotheby’s.