Michael Jordan’s longtime personal residence in suburban Chicago is for sale for $29 million.
Michael Jordan
The sprawling estate is in Highland Park, along Lake Michigan, and has more than 56,000 square feet of living space.
That includes nine bedrooms, 15 baths and five fireplaces.
There’s also a three-bedroom guesthouse, pool area, outdoor tennis court and three climate-controlled multi-car garages.
An indoor basketball complex features a full-size regulation court with specially cushioned hardwood flooring and competition-quality high intensity lighting. It has a sound system set up to provide perfect acoustics within the court space.
The property was put on the market Wednesday by Katherine Chez-Malkin of Baird & Warner Real Estate.
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Kemba Walker was selected ninth in the draft last month by the Charlotte Bobcast, which is of course owned by Michael Jordan, the greatest shoe endorser of all time. And if the point-guard out of University of Connecticut turns out to be the real deal, it might get a little bit awkward.
Kemba Walker
The basketball shoe market might be the toughest challenge for Under Armour, which hit $1 billion in sales for the first time in 2010. Nike and the Jordan Brand, which is owned by Nike, make up 91.5 percent of all basketball shoes, according to SportsOneSource, a sports market retail tracking firm.
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LeBron James’ game will be dissected now, and one scout said: “What he needs is a go-to move. Michael Jordan had a reliable post-up game and midrange game off the dribble. LeBron’s isn’t reliable.”
LeBron James
From 16 to 23 feet, LeBron shot a career-high 45 percent this season but 37 percent in the playoffs. “Nobody can understand it,” one Heat official said of James’ Finals. “He cares, but he was much too passive.”
What happened to the Crab Dribble?
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Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen suggested, on ESPN Radio’s Mike And Mike In the Morning, that LeBron James, and not his former teammate, Michael Jordan, could end up being the greatest all-around player the league has ever seen.
“Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play in the game, but I may go as far to say LeBron is probably the greatest player,” Pippen said.
“Not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved. You have to be on your Ps and Qs because everybody is a threat to score when he’s on the floor. Not only that, LeBron James will dominate the game on the offensive end and he’s able to do it on the defensive end as well. He can get in those passing lanes and dominate the game.”
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Siblings of Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose offer a glimpse into their childhood in Chicago during the Michael Jordan era.
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Derrick Rose
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is the youngest Most Valuable Player award-winner in the history of the National Basketball Association, according to a source familiar with the situation.
The 22-year-old Rose was widely expected to win the award after leading the Bulls to a 62-20 record and No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
Rose is expected to be notified of his victory Tuesday and be presented with the award during Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks, according to the source.
Michael Jordan was the last Bulls player to win the award. He won it five times, with the latest being 1998. Earlier in the season, Jordan said Rose deserved the award.
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Kobe Bryant’s 5,127 career playoff points mean he is only 121 points shy of surpassing Shaquille O’Neal’s third-place mark (5,248), a record that surely be broken in the 2011 NBA playoffs. Bryant also trails Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762) and Michael Jordan (5,987).
Kobe Bryant
Should the Lakers go through seven games in every playoff series this season while Bryant maintains his 25 points per game average average, he would finish with 700 points this season, increasing his total to 5,752.
Bryant will likely pass Jordan in next year’s playoffs.
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Derrick Rose
There have been a lot of talk about Derrick Rose’s MVP campaign and received an endorsement from Michael Jordan.
“MVP of the season,” said Jordan. “He deserves it. He’s playing that well, without a doubt.”
Rose’s Bulls defeated the Bobcats by a final of 101-84.
“It’s great that he said that,” said Rose. “It’s an honor. I’m speechless. But I’m just trying to keep winning. The award will come if we keep winning. I’m just trying to play hard and aggressive and with an edge.”
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Michael Jordan
Short on players for practice, the Charlotte Bobcats found an extra body in the front office: Michael Jordan.
The Hall of Famer and Bobcats owner suited up for Thursday’s workout, participating in a full-court scrimmage and showing a few of the old moves that helped make him a six-time NBA champion.
“He’s Mike. He’s been kicking our (butts). He still has it,” forward Gerald Wallace said. “He doesn’t have this quickness, but he can score, he’s a shooter. The last thing to ever go is your jump shot and he has that.”
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