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Phil Thompson

A backboard, motorcycles and $560,000 shoes? 'The Last Dance' is over, but the consumer craze for Michael Jordan and the 1990s Bulls continues.

CHICAGO _ "The Last Dance" docuseries aired its final episode on Sunday, but apparently that hasn't slowed the gold rush on Michael Jordan and 1990s Chicago Bulls items.

In fact, in the last few weeks, the appetite for all things Jordan has been building to a crescendo, with auctions setting records and apparel flying off shelves _ well, "virtual" shelves in some cases with many areas of the country still under quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"The Last Dance" effect has rippled across consumer sectors like Jordan's series-winning last shot in the 1998 Finals rocked the NBA world.

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