A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000, according to the Dallas auction house that sold it. The number 23 jersey belonged to 18-year-old Obama whil...
This undated handout photo from Heritage Auctions and obtained by AFP on August 19, 2019 shows a Punahou High School basketball jersey worn by former student Barack Obama during his senior year as part of the 1979 Hawaii State Champion boys' varsity basketball team. - A basketball jersey worn by former US president Barack Obama at high school has sold at auction for USD 120,000, smashing its pre-sale estimate, the auction house said on August 19, 2019. The number 23 jersey -- which was issued by Hawaii's Punahou School for its 1978-79 season -- had been expected to go for $100,000, Heritage Auctions said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / Heritage Auctions / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO/ HERITAGE AUCTIONS" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This undated handout photo from Heritage Auctions and obtained by AFP on August 19, 2019 shows a Punahou High School basketball jersey worn by former student Barack Obama during his senior year as part of the 1979 Hawaii State Champion boys’ varsity basketball team. – A basketball jersey worn by former US president Barack Obama at high school has sold at auction for USD 120,000, smashing its pre-sale estimate, the auction house said on August 19, 2019. The number 23 jersey — which was issued by Hawaii’s Punahou School for its 1978-79 season — had been expected to go for $100,000, Heritage Auctions said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / Heritage Auctions / AFP) /
A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000, according to the Dallas auction house that sold it.
The number 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.
