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Stephen Curry’s Game-Worn Sneaker Auction Raises $1.7 Million at Sotheby’s

The charity sale fuels his Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, spotlighting collector demand for certain brands.

Overview

  • Per Sotheby’s, the auction closed with every lot sold and drew more than 400 bidders from nearly 30 countries.
  • The top result was Curry’s 2010 Nike Hyperdunk player exclusives worn during Christmas Day warmups, which sold for $121,600.
  • All proceeds benefit Eat. Learn. Play., the nonprofit Stephen and Ayesha Curry founded in 2019 to support child nutrition, literacy, and safe play spaces.
  • Complex reports six of the ten highest prices were Nike Kobe styles, and Curry’s Nike Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita Sweet 16” pair fetched $76,800.
  • Sotheby’s billed the event as “The Stephen Curry Collection: My Sneaker Free Agency” after his November 2025 split with Under Armour, with coverage citing more than 70 pairs sold and some reports noting 81 were listed.