Panini America Provides a Detailed First Look at the Upcoming 2019-20 Opulence Basketball

Panini America officials recently sent out preliminary Product Information Solicitations for several exciting new products coming soon to a hobby shop or online retailer near you. Today, we’re sharing that same information with you here on The Knight’s Lance, this time featuring the gilded greatness of Opulence Basketball. In the extensive product preview that follows, we’ll showcase a must-see bevy of preliminary…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2019-20 NBA Hoops Basketball (100+ Must-See Images)

Cue the horns. Prep the confetti. Inflate the balloons. There's a celebration coming. On Wednesday, finally, the highly anticipated 2019-20 NBA collecting season begins with the release of Panini America's landmark NBA Hoops Basketball, an annual season-starting staple that has likely never been more anticipated than it is this season. Boasting the first NBA Rookie Cards and autograph cards featuring…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Opulence Basketball (80+ Pics)

Panini America's new Opulence Basketball franchise arrives in hobby shops across North America on Friday ready for an inaugural run that's steeped in luxury. As we noted in our initial post announcing this product, Opulence's content delivers a best-of-both-worlds storyline detailing how the best parts of Gold Standard meld with the best parts of Preferred to create a completely new product. As you'll see in…

Warriors’ Third Title in Four Years Honored with 30-Card Panini Instant Team Set

The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors made quick work of the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals with a four-game sweep that solidified the Warriors' third championship in the last four years. Along the way, Panini America-exclusive athlete Kevin Durant took home Finals MVP hardware for the second consecutive year. To commemorate all of that,…

Kevin Durant Adds Finals Flair to New Items Available Now from Panini Authentic

In terms of business trips, the one that Panini Authentic's Eric VanVoorhis took recently to Los Angeles was quite productive. In a whirlwind one-day turnaround, VanVoorhis sat down with Golden State Warriors superstar (and Panini America exclusive athlete) Kevin Durant for a pivotal signing session during which the 2017 NBA Finals MVP added not only that inscription to his autograph, but…

Kyrie Irving Game-Worn NBA Finals Jersey Punctuates Newest Panini Eternal Offering

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar -- and Panini America-exclusive athlete -- Kyrie Irving was instrumental in helping the Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors en route to winning the 2016 NBA Finals. Now, one of the jersey's Irving wore during that historic Finals run is an instrumental part of Panini America's newest Panini Eternal offering. Earlier today, Panini America launched the second…

Signs of a Champion: Panini Authentic Adds New Pieces to the Kyrie Irving Collection

In terms of signing sessions with the sports world's biggest superstars, they don't get much bigger than the one Panini Authentic officials conducted late last month with Cleveland Cavaliers guard -- and Panini America-exclusive athlete -- Kyrie Irving. For the first time ever, Irving was able to deliver one of the most important inscriptions a player can add: "Champion." Fresh…

Panini Authentic Preparing a Championship Tribute to Cavs Superstar Kyrie Irving

So much has changed in the relatively short time since Panini Authentic officials last sat down with Panini America-exclusive athlete Kyrie Irving for a signing session. The last time, Irving hadn't averaged 27.1 points per game in the 2016 NBA Finals. He hadn't scored 41 points in a win-or-start-the-offseason Game 5. He hadn't helped direct one of the most improbable…

Cards Honoring the Cleveland Cavaliers and 2016 NBA Finals Arrive at Panini Instant

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers made history during a thrilling 2016 NBA Finals by overcoming a 3-1 deficit to claim the franchise’s first world championship. Today, Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the NBA, is using its Panini Instant real-time trading card platform to produce unique trading cards honoring…
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