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Michael Jordan is assisted by Scottie Pippen in the closing moments of game five of the NBA Finals in 1997. Alamy Stock Photo
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Michael Jordan's shoes from 1997 'flu game' sell for $1.38 million

The NBA legend scored 38 points in 44 minutes despite being ill.

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 has announced.

The sneakers were part of history for Jordan and the 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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