Michael Jordan is selling his 56,000-square-foot, 9-bedroom, 15-bathroom home in Highland Park, a tony community about an hour’s drive north of Chicago.
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NBA superstar Michael Jordan changed the face of basketball forever.
Price cuts have not helped.
Back in 2012, the 5202-square metre, nine bedroom, 15 bathroom home failed to sell for $US29 million. It had previously been available at auction twice, but no one picked it up. The marketing materials include references to its famous owner, suggesting that the property is just as legendary as Jordan himself.
Michael Jordan, or more accurately, his real estate agent, is giving new meaning to the term “home theater”.
In one called “I AM…” Nartey personalizes the house as if it were an extension of Jordan’s trash-talking ego: “You call yourself a trophy property; a mansion?” He hopes to cash in on Jordan’s bigger-than-you personality and with a production crew in hand, has fronted a series of promos fit to plug a Hollywood blockbuster. (Laughs) Let me show you something. How many times have you heard he is the Michael Jordan of this or she is the Michael Jordan of that…
Nike (NYSE:NKE) is opening up a Michael Jordan store in Chicago.
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It seems that you can finally achieve your dream to be like Mike, or rather to live like Mike.
