Grey Flannel Auctions said the shoes, which Jordan wore during games with the Tar Heels in the early 1980s, feature the basketball legend's signature in pen on the right shoe along with the message, "Best Wishes."
"I expected a slightly higher price but considering the left one is just an unsigned shoe the bid is understandable," said Reginald VanBrewson of Grey Flannel.
The shoes were sold with a high bid of $33,387.
The winning bidder requested anonymity...as well he should.
Grey Flannel previously sold a pair of shoes Jordan wore during his 1997 NBA Finals "flu game" for $104,765 last year. Jordan actually had the flu during the entire game.
"It took great concentration and just how he managed to keep from hurling on the size 13 sneakers is a mystery but it would have increased the value if he had."
A pair of shoes from the player's rookie season with the Chicago Bulls sold for $31,070 last year
His jockstrap from the season sold for $1.92.
A west Florida woman faces felony assault charges after she reportedly attacked her grandmother for denying a Facebook friend request.
Deputies arrested Rachel Anne Hayes, 27, for aggravated battery on an elderly person. According to authorities, Hayes slapped the 72-year-old multiple times at a home in Clearwater, Fla.
Hayes' arrest affidavit indicated alcohol was a factor in the assault.
The attack allegedly stemmed from an argument between the two over Hayes' Facebook moniker. Hayes' grandmother refused to accept her friend request unless the name was changed, according to authorities.
Hayes' grandmother said she would not be friends with someone named PsycoBitchII until she knew who the first one was.
Hayes initially left the residence but returned, and in the ensuing argument she slapped her grandmother multiple times at the threshold of a door before the elderly woman was able to retreat inside.
Hayes' jail records show prior arrests for alcohol related incidents, including a DUI, violation of probation in relation to the DUI and a charge of disorderly conduct for urinating in public.
It's crunch time at the North Pole. But Santa may be a man short during the stretch run. It appears the stress of holidays proved too much for one of his helpers, as a man dressed in his bright red elf uniform was found passed out drunk in his car in a Target parking lot in New Jersey.
Shortly after being awoken from his slumber with his car running and music blaring, 23-year-old Brian Chellis was arrested for driving while intoxicated and careless driving.
Chellis, who had an open can of beer beside him was also cited for possession of a open alcohol container in a motor vehicle.
The young man was sporting an "Elf on the Shelf" costume and seemed confused as to his whereabouts.
Lieutenant James Macintosh, head of the local police department, confirmed that Chellis smelled of alcohol and failed a number of field sobriety tests.
Santa may want to initiate a seminar on responsible drinking next year, as this is the second time in two years that an elf has been busted for driving drunk.
Authorities in Wyoming said a man was shot in the arm when his dog stepped on a loaded gun in the back seat of his pickup truck.
Richard Fipps, 46, was standing next to his pickup truck when his dog climbed from the front seat to the back seat and stepped on the loaded .300 Winchester Magnum, which did not have its safety activated.
The gun fired off a round that struck Fipps in the left arm.
Evidence from the scene and statements from two employees who were working with Fipps at the time of the incident support Fipps' version of events.
Authorities said Fipps' injury is not considered life-threatening, but there is a chance he could lose his arm.
Roscoe the dog obviously couldn't comment but seemed to have a slight grin on his face.
An Arizona woman said her faith in the airline industry was restored when her lost luggage was returned to her after 20 years.
Maria Dellos said she received a call from the Transportation Security Administration's lost and found saying a bag filled with art supplies and clothing was discovered at Tucson International Airport and a note found inside the bag identified her as the owner.
Dellos said the bag, which contained about $600 worth of items, was lost in transit 20 years ago when she returned home from a trade show in Las Vegas.
"This is product, art product, very valuable stuff," she said.
"I'm absolutely thankful to the TSA for calling me today and giving me great faith back into the airline industry," Dellos said.
TSA spokesman Nico Melendez said officials are not sure how the bag ended up lost for 20 years.
"Items that predate our agency are interesting," he said. "But I understand that we just did some shuffling of equipment at the airport, so it's quite possible that we came across something that somebody left unattended for a long period of time."
"I had several USA Atlanta Olympic shirts in the luggage as well as tall socks and a cute backpack purse so I'm very happy it was returned. As for all my paints, everything is dry and lumpy."
Environmental police said they visited the circus and discovered officials were charging children to have their pictures taken with two "pandas" that were actually chow-chow dogs with a black-and-white dye job.
Investigators said the dogs, a male and a female, appeared to be in good health, but had unusually watery eyes that likely resulted from being exposed to constant camera flashes.
Police said the owner of the circus told customers who were suspicious of the "pandas" that the animals were half-panda, half-dog hybrids.
The circus owner, whose name was not released, is facing charges of animal abuse and defrauding customers.
Charges could also stem from false information on the animals' passports, as police said the dogs are six months younger than claimed in documents.
These days you just don't know who to trust.
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