Filed under: NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: 2005-06 exquisite collection, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, bulls, chicago bulls, Exquisite, Knicks, Michael Jordan, NBA, nba on christmas, New York Knicks, raymond felton
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor | Commentary
Christmas means presents, family and friends. In the sports world, it means a lot of basketball.
The NBA featured five games of some of the best teams and greatest historical rivalries in this year‘s edition.
The first game began with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls, who have played each other often on Christmas, but this was the first time since the Michael Jordan era the Bulls have played on Dec. 25. New York has played on Christmas more than 40 times.
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA, sports movies, Upper Deck | Tags: birmingham barons, Bugs Bunny, cartoons, chicago bulls, DVD, Hunt Auctions, Looney Tunes, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan autograph, MILB, NBA, Space Jam, sports movies, Upper Deck Authenticated
By Chris Olds | Editor
You’ve probably seen a few Michael Jordan game-used jerseys through the years, but this one’s out of this world.
Forget Jordan’s Chicago Bulls threads — or his somewhat-forgettable-anyway Washington Wizards gear — this one has to be one of the rarer Jordan jerseys around. It’s a jersey that was prepped for his use in the 1996 movie, Space Jam, where His Airness co-starred with Bugs Bunny.
Think what you want about the Warner Bros. film, but it made $90.4 million at the box office after it was released in late 1996. And for all those kids out there that undoubtedly saw the movie — and their parents, of course — the jersey might be an interesting piece of basketball, film or MJ history for them.
After all, many of those 1996 kiddos and pre-teens are likely in their 20s now — and they have spending power, right?
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: Basketball, basketball cards, BGS, chicago bulls, Graded Cards, Michael Jordan, NBA, PSA
Join Beckett Media’s Tracy Hackler as he talks to Lou Costabile, a serious collector of rare Michael Jordan basketball cards in this edition of Collect Call.
Filed under: Beckett Media, Free Stuff Friday, NBA, Panini | Tags: Boston Celtics, Celtics, chicago bulls, Chris Webber, Dikembe Mutombo, Jason Richardson, Jerry West, Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Ray Allen, Russell Westbrook
We’re back with another Free Stuff Friday our weekly ritual where we try and get some cool stuff into the hands of our readers just for answering some simple card-related trivia — and this week’s biggest prize is courtesy of Topps.
How can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here … it’s that simple.
Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)
Get the question(s) after the jump …
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The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has unveiled its 2010 class of inductees, a crop that includes representatives from from all levels of basketball — and even “The Dream Team” from the 1992 Olympics.
Here’s a rundown of who’s in and where they appear on cardboard …
Filed under: Fleer, Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: 1986-87 Fleer basketball, Basketball, basketball cards, Beckett Grading Services, Beckett Media, BGS, BGS 10, chicago bulls, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan Rookie Card, NBA
A BGS 10 Pristine copy of Michael Jordan’s 1986-87 Fleer Rookie Card has sold for $200,000 in a privately brokered deal.
The card, one of only two BGS 10s in existence, was purchased by Georgia native Sean Storms, an investor who focuses on elite cards such as these. His plans for the card? To pair it with its other BGS 10 buddy and tuck them away in his private collection.
“It won’t see the light of day for at least 10 years, maybe 15,” he said. “I’m very excited to have the card.”
The card wasn’t easy to find, and Storms is seriously interested in finding the other BGS 10.
“There are only two perfect cards in the world,” he said, noting that he’s confident that the 10s aren’t comparable to the 9.5s out there, many of which have been resubmitted by owners seeking grade bumps multiple times only to have had the 10 elude them.
It’s not the only notable transaction of the year for Storms, who works in the solar energy field, as he sold a BGS 10 Joe Montana 1981 Topps Rookie Card for $65,880 in June.
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: basketball memorabilia, chicago bulls, Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan autograph, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame, NBA, North Carolina basketball, Obama artist, Obama poster, Shepard Fairey, sports art, UNC, Upper Deck, Upper Deck Authenticated
Upper Deck Authenticated unveiled on Tuesday three new Michael Jordan prints commissioned by Obama “Hope” artist Shepard Fairey.
The series of prints featuring the new Hall of Famer focuses on key accomplishments from Jordan’s career — his NCAA championship with the North Carolina, his six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and and his Hall of Fame induction.
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