Basketball shirt once worn by Obama fetches $120,000
No 23 jersey belonged to 18-year-old Obama when at Punahou high school in Hawaii
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New York: A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000 (Dh440,700), 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.
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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.
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