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Rare Michael Jordan Rookie Sneaker Found in Mall Storage Room Up For Auction

A piece of Michael Jordan's rookie season can now belong to one lucky fan willing to pay a high price.

The NBA legend's game-worn Air Jordan from the 1984-85 season is going up for sale with Heritage Auctions, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

In 2001, Larry Awe, then head of maintenance for the Capitol Court Mall, found the sneaker in a storage room during mall demolition. He told the newspaper that he didn't know how it ended up there but knew exactly what it was when he saw it.

"I saw the box and said, 'This isn't going to the dump,'" Awe said.