Obama basketball jersey sells for $120,000

NEW YORK – A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) for $120,000 (approximately Php6.2 million), 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.