NEW YORK: A pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers sold for US$615,000, Christie's auction house said Thursday (Aug 13), shattering a record set just months ago by the sale of another pair of the basketball legend's shoes.

The sneakers were a pair of Air Jordan 1 Highs that the NBA megastar wore during a 1985 exhibition match in Italy when he dunked the ball so hard it shattered the glass backboard.