Shoe-In for Set of the Year: A Master Gallery of Immaculate Basketball’s Sneak Peek
The revolutionary Sneak Peek insert randomly inserted into Panini America's 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball has been one of the most talked-about insert sets in recent trading card history -- and for good reason. The idea of deconstructing some of the most spectacular game-worn sneakers in NBA history and incorporating them into trading cards is a shoo-in (no, make that "shoe-in") for…
Out of the Box: Panini America’s Sneak Peek Insert Gives Game-Worn Kicks a New Home
If the shoe fits, you don't always wear it. Sometimes when the shoe fits -- even barely -- you make history with it. And when the shoes that barely fit also happen to have been worn by iconic NBA superstars in a game, well, you create something the likes of which card collectors have never seen -- and you shout…
It’s Gotta Be the Shoes: Sneak a Peek Inside Panini America’s Immaculate Basketball
Back in the late 1980s, Spike Lee helped Nike put Air Jordans on the mainstream map with his entertaining portrayal of Mars Blackmon, a hype man of the highest order who contended in a series of now-classic commercials that the greatness of Chicago's otherworldly basketball superstar could be attributed to one thing: "It's gotta be the shoes." Truth be told, there…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball (78 Images)
It took all of one release for Panini America's Intrigue Basketball product to make its micro-etched mark on the hobby. Amid a 2012-13 NBA collecting season not the least bit short on options, that debut release of Intrigue last September delivered a difference-making insert remains instantly recognizable all these months later: Intriguing Players. The striking, superstar-focused chase set that debuted…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Hobby Heavyweights Abound
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Kobe, Kyrie, KD and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Panini America Peeks Newest Arrivals from Timeless Treasures, Pinnacle Basketball
The next few days here on The Knight's Lance promise to be hoops-heavy as we preview the upcoming 2013-14 Timeless Treasures Basketball release (look for a comprehensive Quality Control Gallery tomorrow), offer your first look at 2013-14 Gold Standard Basketball and share some inside information on Philadelphia 76ers rookie sensation Michael Carter-Williams. But before we get to all of that,…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: King Felix, Blake Griffin, More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Inside Immaculate: Panini America Readies 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball for Release
Really, it's hard to fathom -- given the extraordinary success and mainstream media coverage of Panini America's 2012-13 Flawless Basketball -- that another 2012-13 NBA product could generate so much intense anticipation and pre-release buzz so soon on the heels of the still-blazing Flawless fire. But from the very beginning, it was obvious that 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball was no ordinary…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Blake, Bird, Crosby and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed…