A pair of gold Nikes found in a shelter donation bin sold for $50,800. They were designed for Spike Lee to wear to the Oscars.

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 21:10

Spike Lee in a purple hat and suit holding an Oscar, and a close-up of his gold Nikes. — The Spike Lee Air Jordan 3 'Oscar' model were designed for Spike Lee to wear to the Academy Awards in 2019, when he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film BlacKkKlansman.
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A volunteer at a shelter in Portland knew the gold Nikes he found in a donation bin were unique.
The gold Nikes, designed for filmmaker Spike Lee, ended up selling at auction for $50,800.
The money from the sale will go to the shelter. The identity of the person who donated them is unknown.

A pair of gold Nikes found in a donation bin at a shelter in Portland, Oregon, sold at auction for $50,800, a sum that will go directly to the shelter.