After 12 years, Michael Jordan’s Illinois mansion about to be sold

Michael Jordan’s Illinois mansion is finally poised to sell. Jordan’s home in Highland Park, Ill., went under contract Sunday after being on the market for 12 years, realtor Katherine Malkin confirmed to The Athletic. The house was most recently listed for $14,855,000; its original asking price when it went up for sale in 2012 was $29 million, according to Zillow. The actual sale price is unclear. The seven-acre property has a putting green, a tennis court, circular pool and an indoor regulation-sized basketball gymnasium. The 32,683-square-foot house, which sits on a 7.39-acre lot, includes nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms (15 full), a library, an office and a 14-car garage, according to Zillow. The property’s front gate features a giant “23,” the jersey number Jordan wore for most of his career.

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