NBA great Michael Jordan's autographed match-worn sneakers from his rookie season fetched 560,000 U.S. dollars in an online auction, an all-time record for basketball shoes, according to Sotheby's.

The white, black and red shoes, made for Jordan in 1985 and autographed by the NBA legend himself, dethroned the reigning "Moon Shoe," one of Nike's first sneakers, a pair of which sold in July 2019 for 437,000 dollars, also at Sotheby's.

The pair of Air Jordan 1's in the "Chicago" color scheme, the most emblematic model of its generation, easily surpassed Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of 100,000 to 150,000 dollars.

Like most of Jordan's basketball shoes, they are a mismatched pair in a size 13 (left) and size 13.5 (right).

The auction coincided with the 35th anniversary of the Air Jordan brand and the screening of the 10-part ESPN documentary "The Last Dance" about the Chicago Bulls and Jordan. The final two episodes of the show also aired later on Sunday. 

The shoes were sold by collector Jordan Geller, the founder of the sneaker museum Shoezeum in Las Vegas. 

(With input from agencies)