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Barack Obama’s high school basketball jersey sells at auction

The most expensive high school basketball jersey ever sold at auction doesn’t belong to Michael Jordan. Or LeBron James.

Kobe Bryant? Larry Bird? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? None of the above.

No, the most expensive high school basketball jersey reportedly comes from a man who logged zero NBA minutes in his basketball career: Barack Obama.

The Punahou School jersey of the 44th President of the United States sold for a whopping $192,000 at auction on Friday. According to seller Julien’s Auctions, that sum represents the record for a high school jersey sold at auction.

SOLD for $192,000 The high school basketball jersey worn by Barack Obama, who later became the 44th president of the United States. A new World Record for a high school jersey sold at auction!

Sold today in Day 4 of our “Icons & Idols: Trilogy” auction – Icons & Idols: Sports! pic.twitter.com/MzlwkjVC3T

— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) December 4, 2020

The sale appears to break a record previously set by LeBron James, whose St. Vincent-St. Mary’s uniform, the one featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, sold for $187,500 last year.