Michael Jordan’s Chicago mansion is back in the headlines after sitting on the market for 12 years.
The 61-year-old NBA legend’s home — currently listed for $US14 million ($A22 million) — has been on the market since 2012, the New York Post reports.
Back in January, TikTok video by user @decayingmidwest showed the abandoned seven-acre property in disrepair.
The video has resurfaced and gone viral in recent days, putting attention on the alleged state of the Highland Park home, which was originally listed for $US29 million ($A42 million) when it hit the market.
In the footage, an indoor basketball court, complete with a Bulls logo, appears to be flooded.
The kitchen is seemingly trapped mid-renovation with cupboard doors on the ground, with pieces of wood and trash throughout the room.
The largely empty house has chairs, beds and couches in the rooms, though it’s clear there haven’t been many tenants, if any, in years.
The six-time NBA champion’s troubles selling the property have been well-documented: in 2013, he slashed the asking price to $US16 million.
Among its selling points are a large Infinity-edge pool with an Island in the middle, a number of relaxing lounges with enormous flatscreen televisions, built-in bars, a sprawling patio and card and cigar room.
The home did see an influx of interest in recent years, perhaps due to Jordan’s 2020 Netflix documentary “The Last Dance”.
“I’m not sure if it’s because of the TV programs that they did (the 2020 “The Last Dance” documentary miniseries on Netflix) or if it’s because people have an interest in looking at it a little bit differently, but suddenly there does appear to be a bit of interest in it,” Katherine Malkin of Compass told The Chicago Tribune in 2022.
In 2023, an 18-year-old man was arrested for attempting to break into the property.
Jordan and wife Yvette Prieto don’t seem to be sweating the sale or any viral video fallout — they’ve been spending the summer yachting around Europe.
According to Forbes, Jordan has an estimated net worth of $US3.2 billion ($A4.7 billion). Majority of the basketball great’s fortune came from selling his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for $US3 billion last year.
Jordan also owns several homes across the U.S., including a rental property in Utah, a penthouse in Chicago, and a lake house in his home state of North Carolina.
Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and were republished with permission.
