An exclusive pair of Nike Hyperdunks created in honor of former President Barack Obama will be available for purchase Friday, just in time for President’s Day weekend.
The single pair of the unique shoes will be on sale from Sotheby’s auction house’s webpage on Friday at 4:44 p.m. EST and feature presidential frills and iconography in tribute to Obama.
Featured on the mostly white shoes is a red and blue embroidery of the numbers “44” and a larger, dark-blue Nike “swoosh” on each shoe. Additional graphics include a presidential seal on the tongue of the sneakers and the year “1776” ingrained on the insoles.
Coming to Sotheby’s this President’s Day Weekend! President Barack #Obama Player Exclusive Nike Hyperdunk—one of two pairs in existence —for immediate purchase this Friday at 4:44 PM EST, in celebration of America’s 44th President. #Sneakers #PresidentsDay https://t.co/s92RVU9L1m
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) February 8, 2021
In a listing for the shoes, Sotheby’s wrote that the “deadstock Nike Hyperdunks are considered one of only two pairs in existence,” with the other pair made for Obama in 2009. The pair “was not owned, or worn” by the former president, according to the webpage.
The auction house said the shoes have a production date coding of “20091022” for Oct. 22, 2009.
Sotheby’s is auctioning off a pair of Nike Hyperdunk Barack Obama Player Exclusives on Friday, February 12th at 4:44 PM ET to celebrate his legacy as the 44th President of the United States.
The starting price is $25,000.
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— Front Office Sports (@FOS) February 9, 2021
Sotheby’s was established in Britain in 1744 and is currently an American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City, standing as one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles.
Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, a mentor program for young boys and men, partnered with NBA Lakers star Steph Curry in 2018 for a custom Curry 4 sneaker featuring the Obama “O” logo. The sneakers were later sold at an auction.
The Washington Examiner contacted Sotheby’s for additional information but did not immediately receive a response. The former president’s press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
