Shawn Marion, former NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks, has decided to sell his home in Miami because he lost money on a deal about Super Bowl Tickets, according to TMZ.
The article added that the 7,373 sq. ft. pad, which features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms is being offered at $1.8 million after buying it in 2008 for just under $2.5 million. It is located in a super exclusive Coconut Grove gated community in South Florida.
Also, NESN added some features of the house include a rooftop terrace with hot tub, pool, tennis court and entertainment room. Business Insider released some pictures of the house.
In a previous article of Yahoo! Sports, Marion mentioned that he included tickets for the Super Bowl. He said: "We just sat down and were brainstorming ways to maximize the exposure that the home would get, and the light bulb went on.Let's run with this (Super Bowl idea) and see what happens."
As cited in the article of Slam, the villa is more than a house. The article mentioned, "It's truly an amazing home for a celebrity, professional athlete, or any other party who seeks the best Miami has to offer."
Right now, Marion currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as published in the own website of Marion. The article added that Marion was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star Team and selected to the 2004-05 All-NBA Third Team. Also, in 2005-2006 NBA, he led the Phoenix Suns to rank 3rd in NBA All Star balloting. On 2008, Marion, nicknamed "the Matrix", was traded into to the Miami Heat. On February 13, 2009, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors. On July 9, 2009, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks and stayed for five years.
The website also added that he pledged $1 million to the Valley of the Sun United Way which has gone for cancer research, building basketball courts and supporting the Jr. Suns and Jr. Mercury basketball programs.
Shawn Marion's net worth is $60 million, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth.
