Stephen Curry’s custom shoes honoring the victims of Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire were sold at a record price for an active NBA player.
A last-second bid for the game-worn Under Armour Curry 3’s — which he had on in the Warriors’ win over the Knicks on Dec. 15 — secured possession of the kicks for $30,101.
That’s more than the previous record for a current NBA player: $28,651 for LeBron James shoes from 2005, a sale that happened last December. It also almost doubled the amount ($17,100) that appeared on the site as the highest bid up until just before the 1:25 p.m. closing time.
The other custom shoes sold, which Curry donned in pre-game warmups Dec. 15, were sold for 15,100.
The proceeds for both sets of sneakers went to the Oakland Fire Relief fund. The Warriors donated $50,000 to the fund and its players and coaches pledged another $75,000 on top of Curry’s contribution of $45,201.
The shoes themselves are something to behold.
The words “Oakland” and “Strong” are scrawled on the shoes’ front, one on each sneaker. “Always” and “Remember” are on the back, along with the initials of the 36 victims of the fire. “Ghost Ship” is written on the soles of the shoes, which are signed by Curry.
The warmup sneakers, also signed, have “Ghost Ship” drawn in graffiti-style art along with the victims’ initials.
The two-plus-week auction ended Friday afternoon with more than 150 total bids made. In the lead-up to it’s conclusion, Curry posted on Twitter to advertise the auction.
Still time to bid on my custom #OaklandStrong & #GhostShip shoes to raise money for Oakland Fire Relief. Visit https://t.co/nSbRxJHJS5 pic.twitter.com/RoH4Tlv6PE
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) December 30, 2016
Correction: An earlier version of this post reported that Curry’s shoes went for $17,100 and $9,300 respectively. Late bids pushed those amounts up.
