Michael Jordan wore these Air Jordan XIII sneakers during the 1997-98 NBA season, his final year with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan, in his 13th NBA season, was still the consensus best player in the league, winning the 10th scoring title of his Hall of Fame career with an average of 28.5 points per game. Jordan contributed 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.7 steals per game as he led the Bulls to a 62-20 record and yet another Central Division title. It was almost a formality that Jordan was the NBA MVP in 1997-98, making it the fifth time Jordan received the NBA’s highest individual honor.

Jordan enjoyed his highest-scoring playoffs since the 1993 postseason, averaging 32.4 points per game as he carried the Bulls past the New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets, and Indiana Pacers en route to the NBA Finals against John Stockton, Karl Malone, and the Utah Jazz. Jordan stymied his Western Conference opponents in the Finals, scoring 33.5 points per game as the Bulls finished the Jazz in six. This was Jordan’s sixth NBA title, and he received his sixth Finals MVP trophy to commemorate the occasion. Jordan also won the 1998 NBA All-Star Game MVP, completing the rare trio of individual awards for the second time in his career. To date, Jordan, Willis Reed, and Shaquille O’Neal are the only men to accomplish this historic feat.

These offered Air Jordan XIII sneakers are size 13.5 and in a primarily black colorway. The midsoles are white and the soles are white, black, and red with a yellow Jumpman logo. A red Jumpman logo is embroidered on the tongues and a raised silver Jumpman logo is applied to each heel. Jordan has signed the outside of the left shoe in silver marker. These shoes come with a LOA from the Chicago Bulls confirming use by Jordan and his autograph. Additionally, a COA from Upper Deck provides additional authentication on Jordan’s signature (BAM00022).

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