"Flu game" shoes sold for above 680 000 - Aftonbladet

16 years ago, played it a legendary match that was to go down in history as “The Flu Game”.

Michael Jordan was in favor of an inhuman effort, even though he had the flu.

sold his shoes from home for over 680 000 SEK.

June 11, 1997′m Michael Jordan, 50, off five of his Chicago Bulls in the final series in the best of seven games against rivals Utah Jazz.

Bulls had lost the initiative in the match series after going from 2-0 to win 2-2. Therefore, the match five extra important.

But after eating a bad pizza and ill with flu, Jordan was in the fetal position and sweating and barely had the strength to even sit up in bed – just hours before the crucial match.

Nevertheless chose a visibly weak Michael Jordan to implement the game – and he did it. Super star dominated totally and put 38 points and Chicago took the lead 3-2 in the match series.

Sold for record sum

Yesterday was Michael Jordan’s shoes from the legendary match – for 104,765 dollars, equivalent to 687,164 crowns. Ball boy Preston Truman with shoes of Jordan after the game, after that, inter alia, have provided him with three spoonfuls of applesauce at half-time, decided after 16 years to auction off them.

Yesterday ended the auction and the previous skoförsäljningsrekordet of just over SEK 200 000 was suggested by a wide margin. Although there were a couple of Jordan’s old shoes, from one of the matches during his debut season in the NBA.

And what happened in the final series against Utaz Jazz 16 years ago then?

Bulls won the crucial game five after including 38 points by Jordan. After the match fell exhausted in Jordan Scottie Pippens arms which were perpetuated and has become an iconic image for the game.

match after it took the Chicago Bulls home throughout the finals series after winning the 90-86 at home after an additional 39 points of a better but still not completely healthy Michael Jordan.