NBA legend Jordan shoes sell at auction for $1.38 million

NEW YORK - Shoes worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in the famous "Flu Game" of the 1997 NBA Finals were sold at auction for $1.38 million, Goldin memorabilia marketplace announced Thursday.

The sneakers were part of history for Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, who won six NBA titles in the 1990s

The Bulls and Utah were tied in the 1997 best-of-seven NBA Finals at two wins each ahead of game five, when Jordan felt ill, feverish and dehydrated due to a stomach virus but played for Chicago anyway.

Jordan scored 38 points in 44 minutes and made the decisive 3-pointer in the dying seconds for a 90-88 Bulls triumph -- delivering the only Jazz home loss of the playoffs -- and Chicago went on to capture the crown in six games, with Jordan taking the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.

The shoes, which had belonged to a former Jazz ballboy, were first sold at auction 10 years ago for almost $105,000.

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MJ Anniversary -- The Flying Helicopter Flower Dump!

With the two-year anniversary of Michael Jackson‘s death approaching — one helicopter company is giving fans the chance to pay their respects … by raining flowers down around Neverland … mid-flight.



The 30-minute Channel Island Helicopter flights are set to take off June 24th and 25th — exactly two years since Jackson died after a Propofol-induced cardiac arrest.

During the flight, passengers are encouraged to honor the late entertainer by chucking his favorite flower — a red rose — out of the helicopter mid-flight … over nearby Zaca Peak.

A rep for the helicopter company tell us — fans are super excited for the aerial tour … saying they feel it will bring them “closer to heaven” … and closer to Michael.



Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/19/michael-jackson-death-anniversary-fans-aerial-rose-drop-neverland-ranch-memorial/