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A dream of many sneaker fans is to have their own massive walk-in closet dedicated to just storing shoes. And for anyone who currently has $23 million lying around, that dream can become a reality with this recently listed mansion in Arizona. The 21,000-square-foot property located at 24258 N 91st St. in Scottsdale, AZ, was listed on Zillow last month with an asking price of $23.5 million. Aside from the notable amenities like five bedrooms, a full-sized basketball court, and a movie theater, this property also includes a $300K "Jordan Room" designed to display 290 pairs of Air Jordans and holds up to 325 pairs of sneakers total. The Zillow listing also says that over 60 NBA players, including Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, and others, have visited this home since it was built in 2017, as it was previously owned by Attitude is Free founder Brett Hardt Sr.

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Michael Jordan’s Illinois mansion is finally poised to sell. Jordan’s home in Highland Park, Ill., went under contract Sunday after being on the market for 12 years, realtor Katherine Malkin confirmed to The Athletic. The house was most recently listed for $14,855,000; its original asking price when it went up for sale in 2012 was $29 million, according to Zillow. The actual sale price is unclear. The seven-acre property has a putting green, a tennis court, circular pool and an indoor regulation-sized basketball gymnasium. The 32,683-square-foot house, which sits on a 7.39-acre lot, includes nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms (15 full), a library, an office and a 14-car garage, according to Zillow. The property’s front gate features a giant “23,” the jersey number Jordan wore for most of his career.

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Sam Amick on the Warriors: "It’s a little bit like wanting to buy a nice luxury house, but you can’t quite afford it, so you just keep checking Zillow to see if the market crashed a little bit and if the prices went down. You need the wheels to fall off somewhere. LeBron and Giannis, those are the kinds of players they dream about, but you have to hope that someone somewhere becomes available."

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Former Washington Wizard player, Bradley Beal, recently sold his Bethesda house at 8913 Holly Leaf Lane in Bethesda. Beal, 30, put the house on the market after the three-time All-Star was traded from the Wizards to the Phoenix Suns. According to Zillow, the 13,482-square-foot Bethesda estate was listed for approximately $10 million but sold for $9.1.

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Australian NBA star Ben Simmons has put his lavish mansion in New Jersey on the market. The contemporary five-bedroom property, which is located in the upscale township of Moorestown, currently has an asking price of AUD $6,676,248 (USD $4,999,999), according to Zillow.

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“Rather than defend their conduct,” the court filing stated, “defendants seek to shift the focus with salacious and false rumors from unreliable sources outside the pleadings. Defendants cite Wikipedia articles, Zillow estimates and hearsay ruled inadmissible by other federal judges. They even embrace rank speculation that Duke intentionally violated NCAA regulations by certifying Williamson’s eligibility. Defendants allegations are baseless and, more importantly for purposes of this motion, irrelevant.”

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Bruce Springsteen has sold off one of his Rumson homes to Newark native and NBA player Randy Foye for $1.737 million, according to Monmouth County records and Zillow.com. The 4-acre property on Bellevue Avenue was not listed on the open market, but Zillow says the deal closed on April 25. Monmouth County records show Foye and Springsteen's trustees signed a contract to purchase the home in February. RedBankGreen.com first reported the transaction.

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Since Mobley retired from the NBA, he has pursued altruistic opportunities (funded an AAU team in Philadelphia; built a basketball court in Africa, established a foundation in Philadelphia that helps single mothers and homeless kids) and has also explored wellness-type business ideas, such as opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island. Why Rhode Island? That’s where he starred for the University of Rhode Island college basketball team in the 1990s and is a state “…that helped him at a vulnerable time in his life, this state that saw him go from a young, unstructured kid to someone who grabbed the basketball dream and has made the most of it.”

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