Obama basketball jersey sells for $120,000

Agence France-Presse

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Obama basketball jersey sells for $120,000
Barack Obama auctions off his Punahou high school jersey

NEW YORK, USA – A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday, August 19, for $120,000, according to the Dallas auction house that sold it.

The No. 23 jersey belonged to 18-year-old Obama while he was a senior at Punahou high school in Hawaii, where he lived at the time, according to Heritage Auctions.

The jersey was valued at $100,000 before it was sold.

Obama is a known basketball fan and was often seen playing during his tenure at the White House, with presidential staffers, celebrities or other guests. – Rappler.com

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