Michael Jordan’s 1981 Love Letter To His High School Girlfriend, Laquetta Robinson, Is Being Auctioned For $10K

Brace yourselves for some refreshing news! Did you hear about Michael Jordan’s love letter from way back in 1981? Yes, he wrote this sweet letter to his high school sweetheart, Laquetta Robinson. And now, believe it or not, this love letter is up for auction and they’re asking for a whopping $10,000!

I mean, come on, who knew the GOAT was such a romantic? I guess he wasn’t just flying high on the basketball court, but also in matters of the heart. It’s mind-blowing to think that even before he became a legend, he was still a smooth operator.

But seriously, $10,000 for a love letter? Some people have way too much money to spend. I can’t even imagine what it must feel like to have a letter from MJ himself, let alone one that’s gushing with love.

‘Laquetta you are my whole life next to basketball,’ the 18-year-old Jordan wrote months before he began to play for coach Dean Smith at North Carolina.

‘Please don’t get mad about that statement,’ he wrote, backtracking from the dubious compliment. ‘You are my whole life. But you can’t have basketball. It (sic) hard for me to do this because one day I hope to make a living of this and I want you to be by my side. I can never show you how much my love goes for you but each day I try to show you.’

That letter, scripted in blue ink on two separate sheets of lined notebook paper, is now being auctioned by Lelands, where the starting bid is $10,000.

Jordan’s neat handwriting is easily intelligible, although his grammar could use some work as the 18-year-old omitted a few question marks, among other errors: ‘How has life treated you since the last time I seen you. (sic) How are your parents and the rest of your family doing, fine I hope. (sic)’

The famously self-confident Jordan does make a few prophetic remarks, vowing ‘next year I will show you things you can’t believe’ and adding: ‘Some of these things will amaze you.’

Less than a year later, Jordan would hit the game-winning shot to beat Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Championship.

Jordan also attempts to demonstrate his love for Laquetta by repeatedly stating his desire to get closer to her and her family. Although he does mention someone named Lynwood who opposes their relationship.

‘Laquetta, I will go out my way just to speak to you,’ Jordan wrote. ‘This show you how much I really care. My love for you will never run out. It will continue on through life. I am trying to get closer and closer to your family.

‘I want them to know that I love you, but if Lynwood doesn’t want that, then it will be sort of hard for me to do this,’ he continued. ‘I hope you love for me and my love for you can overcome his reasons for us not getting together.

‘Well, I think I have explained myself pretty good,’ he concluded. ‘I guess I better go. Hope to speak or see you soon.’

He signed his letter ‘Michael Jordan’ just a few short years after growing up as ‘Mike.’

But hey, if you’ve got ten grand to spare and you’re a die-hard MJ fan, maybe this is your chance to own a piece of history. Just make sure to protect it with your life because that kind of investment deserves some serious protection!

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