Michael Jordan’s £12m house has been on the market for EIGHT years with basketball court, cigar lounge and No 23 gates
THERE'S just no takers.
Michael Jordan, who is featured in brilliant Netflix documentary 'The Last Dance', has been trying to sell his Chicago mansion for EIGHT years, but just can't find anyone who wants to buy it.
The Chicago Bulls legend first listed the MJ-branded property on the market for around £24million.
The 58-year-old even tried to auction off the Highland Park, Illinois estate in 2013, but nobody bid the minimum £12million.
However, it just wouldn't shift, and here's a possible reason why... it's just too personalised for the great man himself!
IT'S A MONSTER
At 56,000-square-foot in size and spanning seven acres, MJ's property is befitting of any sports hero.
And you can instantly tell who owns it.
Approach the home's front gate and you can see his famous number '23' in a big, bold silver jersey font.
Inside, you will find nine luxurious bedrooms and 19 bathrooms (15 full and four half).
Jordan, who has another expansive mansion in Utah, had the home built from scratch to fit his needs, and it features a lot of quirks.
FIT FOR A SPORTING LEGEND
Famously, the NBA all-star was a dab hand at various sports.
Not only did he play basketball, he tried his hand professionally at baseball.
Jordan's also a keen golfer - and is said to have a handicap of +3.
So it's no wonder the compound is filled with anything a sporting legend wants to stay in shape.
There's an infinity pool, but it comes with a twist - a unique grass island in the middle of it.
You will also find a tennis court, a putting green with Air Jordan brand flag sticks, and, of course, a full-sized basketball court.
The latter is the centre piece of the house. The infamous Jumpman logo appears at centre court, alongside the names of his children. His last name features on opposite ends of the court.
And there's a full gym too, where Jordan's old team-mates reportedly used to hang out and train.
LOUNGE LIZARD
When Jordan likes to chill out, he does it in style.
He has a piano room, where guests can relax on one of the many plush leather sofas.
There's a games room - complete with a pool table.
And there's another sitting area simply called the "Great Room", but there's no differentiating here - they're all amazing.
The lavishness is off the scale in the detail too, with some details in the doorways lifted straight from the original Playboy Mansion in Chicago.
But the coolest feature has to be the cigar room.
Jordan is one of the most renowned cigar smokers in history, alongside Winston Churchill - and is believed to smoke six a day. This room caters for that habit.
An ornate railing leads to the cigar room, where you will find plenty of card tables.
Jordan is also famous for playing high-stakes poker and gambling, so you can imagine the kind of money won and lost there.
NO END TO THE LAVISHNESS
With Jordan being worth a reported £1.2billion, he's no stranger to the finer things in life.
After all, this is a man who commissioned a £20,000 'Baghdad table' by designer Ezri Tarazi's that gives an aerial view of the capital of Iraq that sits in his dining room.
While his home is also stocked with a huge wine cellar that carries thousands of expensive wines.
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However, despite all of that, his favourite room in the home is said to be the library.
It's not just a haven for bookworms, fans of film can rejoice too.
A drop down movie screen means Jordan can settle down with the family and watch a flick... how many times do you think he's seen Space Jam on it?
