Michael Jordan has been trying to sell his massive mansion in Highland Park since February of 2012. The price on the nine-bedroom, 17-bathroom, 32,000-square-foot palace has been cut several times since it was first listed for $29 million, yet the greatest player in NBA history still can't find a way to separate himself from his former North Shore digs.
Earlier this week, "His Airness" announced that he would donate all of the proceeds from his multimillion-dollar settlements with Jewel-Osco and Dominick's to 23 Chicago nonprofit groups—a move that silenced a lot of critics who called him greedy for suing a couple of ordinary grocery chains (one of which has since left the Chicago market) in the first place. The fact that Jordan is doling out heaps of cash makes it pretty clear that he's in no rush to cash in on the Highland Park estate he first bought in 1991.
But after nearly four years on the market, will the place ever find a buyer? Whoever does end up purchasing the property will have to really, really want to "be like Mike." After all, the manor includes an NBA regulation basketball court, the doors from the original Playboy mansion in Chicago and a huge "23" attached to the front gate. There's also a putting green, a cigar room, and even a table modeled after the city of Baghdad.
The property is currently listed at $14.855 million, but you can bet your bottom dollar it'll drop again. Perhaps it'll be a perfect home for a basketball star who could never quite live up to the glory of Jordan (we're looking at you, LeBron James).
