*Imagine the wide-eyed adulation that would come from any teen who works as a ballboy for the L. A. Lakers. Now imagine that kid working there during Michael Jordan‘s time.
After all, Jordan, who was recently, officially, claimed a “billionaire,” is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time. Not to mention a great businessman. Many items that hold Jordan’s name have been auctioned off over the years for ridiculously high prices. A few years back, the shoes that Jordan wore during a game when he had the flu were auctioned, selling at $104,000. The other sneakers of Jordan’s that were sold were his 1984 Olympic gold medal game shoes.
Now, a man named Khalid Ali, who actually worked as a ballboy for the team during the 1984-85 season, when he was 15-years-old, has pulled a pair of tennies Jordan gave him out of his mama’s closet and cosigned them for auction in April.
Dude is about to get some serious dough, too.
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