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Nike manufactured white and black “Air Jordan XIII” sneakers. Size 13 manufacturer’s label is on the inside of each shoe. On the outer ankle of each is a 3D hologram encased in plastic with player number "23" and the Nike "Air Jordan" logo. The sneakers show good game use with creases in the toe area and dirt from the hardwood court on the soles of each sneaker. Jordan often switched between size 13 and 13.5. These shoes display retail Original Release [OG] coding as opposed to player promo coding but this was often the case with some MJ game sneakers from this era. The shoes are accompanied by a LOA from MEARS indicating that the shoes were Team Issued to Michael Jordan during the 1997-98 NBA Season. The MEARS LOA states "Description of Wear: None" but the creases in the toe areas, and the light scuffs on the white accents on the out-soles can be seen in the photograph on the MEARS LOA.
Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season. Jordan led the league with 28.7 points per game, securing his fifth regular-season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP. The Bulls captured the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a grueling seven-game series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with the Knicks. After prevailing, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals. Jordan and the Bulls claimed their sixth NBA championship, and secured a second three-peat. Once again, Jordan was voted the Finals MVP, having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the deciding Game 6.