Michael Jordan's home - The movie: Basketball legend hires film crew to make series of blockbuster adverts for his $14million mansion as he struggles to sell

  • Michael Jordan has hired a production crew to make six adverts for his mansion on the market for $14million 
  • Basketball star first put extravagant nine-bed property up for sale for $29million in 2012 but no one snapped it up
  • Jordan's Chicago home has a full-size basketball court, a gym, cinema, tennis court, putting green and wine cellar
  • He hired a film crew to shoot a promotional video for the house before and he still could not shift the mansion  

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Michael Jordan has gone to even further lengths to sell his $14million Chicago mansion, hiring a film crew to shoot a series of blockbuster adverts for the 56,000 sq ft home.

The basketball legend first put the extravagant nine-bed property - which comes with its own NBA regulation court - on the market in 2012 for $29million, but has slashed the asking price by half since then.

Jordan, 52, hired a production crew and the real estate group The Agency to create six Hollywood-style promos for his home, with the two released so far lauding the grand mansion as a 'monument to success'.

Michael Jordan has gone to even further lengths to sell his $14million Chicago mansion, hiring a film crew to shoot a series of blockbuster adverts for the 56,000 sq ft home

Michael Jordan has gone to even further lengths to sell his $14million Chicago mansion, hiring a film crew to shoot a series of blockbuster adverts for the 56,000 sq ft home

The basketball legend first put the extravagant nine-bed property - which comes with its own NBA regulation court - on the market in 2012 for $29million

The property, where Jordan has lived for 19 years, is heavily branded with superstar's 'jumping man' logo and includes a basketball court

Jordan hired a production crew and the real estate group The Agency to create six Hollywood-style promos for his home (lounge pictured)

Jordan hired a production crew and the real estate group The Agency to create six Hollywood-style promos for his home (lounge pictured)

The adverts show off the mansion's tennis court, putting green and cinema room, as well as the fully kitted out gym and 19 bathrooms.

The property, where Jordan has lived for 19 years, is heavily branded with superstar's 'jumping man' logo and includes a basketball court trained on by the best player of all time.

It also boasts games rooms, a cinema, a wine cellar, a humidor smoking room and an outdoor infinity pool at the front of the complex which the NBA star designed himself.

There is also a guest house which has its own main entrance, as well as access from the main home. The 7.4 acre property is being sold with all of its furnishings.

Jordan, who spent the best of his career with the Chicago Bulls, is regarded by the NBA as 'the greatest basketball player of all time'

Jordan, who spent the best of his career with the Chicago Bulls, is regarded by the NBA as 'the greatest basketball player of all time'

The adverts show off the mansion's tennis court, putting green and cinema room, as well as the fully kitted out gym (pictured)

Jordan originally placed the fully furnished Legend Point estate up for sale in March 2012 for $29 million, but has since slashed the price

Jordan originally placed the fully furnished Legend Point estate up for sale in March 2012 for $29 million, but has since slashed the price

The elaborate adverts, fronted by realtor Kofi Nartey, follow a similar video (pictured) made on behalf of Jordan in 2013 by Concierge Auctions to tempt prospective buyers

The elaborate adverts, fronted by realtor Kofi Nartey, follow a similar video (pictured) made on behalf of Jordan in 2013 by Concierge Auctions to tempt prospective buyers

Design: The basketball star helped to design the plush 7.4 acre complex which he lived in for 19 years

Design: The basketball star helped to design the plush 7.4 acre complex which he lived in for 19 years

There is also a guest house which has its own main entrance, as well as access from the main home. The 7.4 acre property is being sold with all of its furnishings

There is also a guest house which has its own main entrance, as well as access from the main home. The 7.4 acre property is being sold with all of its furnishings

MICHAEL JORDAN'S TRIUMPHS

According to Michael Jordan's biography on the official NBA website: 'By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.'

His honors list includes:

  • 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 
  • 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991–1992, 1996, 1998) 

The elaborate adverts, fronted by realtor Kofi Nartey, follow a similar video made on behalf of Jordan in 2013 by Concierge Auctions to tempt prospective buyers.

Jordan originally placed the fully furnished Legend Point estate up for sale in March 2012 for $29 million.

At the time, it was the highest-priced home in the Chicago area, with the tax bill on the property set at $178,900 in 2012, according to public records.

Jordan, who spent the best of his career with the Chicago Bulls, is regarded by the NBA as 'the greatest basketball player of all time'.

He was unbeaten in all six of his NBA finals, taking the title in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998. 

As well as a being a 10-time NBA scoring champion, he was named in the NBA All-Defensive First team nine times. He is considered the best all-round basketball star to have played the game.

Jordan ended his career with the Washington Wizards in 2003, and played baseball for two seasons in the mid-1990s.

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