2012-13 Crusade Basketball Shines in a Rare After-Hours Episode of Panini Unwrapped
Earlier this afternoon, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Keith Hower sat down with two boxes of the highly anticipated 2012-13 Crusade Basketball to film this special edition of Panini Unwrapped. The product goes live in hobby shops everywhere tomorrow, but we thought halftime of tonight's 2013 NBA Finals Game 3 was the perfect time to give you the world premiere…
A Teaser Gallery: Panini America Busts Two Early Boxes of 2012-13 Crusade Basketball
On Wednesday, the crusade for Crusade begins when Panini America's highly anticipated 2012-13 Crusade Basketball goes live in hobby shops across North America packing six Prizm-kissed Crusade inserts, three autographs and three memorabilia cards in every six-pack box. While the collecting world not-so-patiently awaits Crusade's arrival, we're going to shed a little light on what you can expect from a…
Catching Up with Kobe: Panini America Sits with Bryant for Intense Signing Session
During a strict business trip to Southern California this week, Panini America's Brian Bayne has spent parts of two days -- and is about to spend part of a third -- meeting with Los Angeles Lakers superstar (and Panini exclusive athlete) Kobe Bryant for a series of intense but profusely productive signing sessions. Bayne departed for LA with a priority list big…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Crusade Basketball (66 Images)
You've seen the QC preview. You've seen almost every version of the Crusade insert. Today, though, we're here to prove that there's more to 2012-13 Crusade Basketball than you might think. A lot more. Sure, the Prizm-infused Crusade inserts have commanded most of this product's attention so far, but there's a stirring checklist of autograph and memorabilia cards, a crisp,…
Panini America’s Prizm Technology Dazzles in 2012-13 Crusade Basketball (Gallery)
Now that Panini America's NBA Product Development team has completed the Quality Control process for 2012-13 Crusade Basketball and the product is safely on its way to hobby shops across North America, we can begin sharing -- and basking in -- the poignant glow of the product's namesake Crusade inserts. We provided a brief glimpse of the splendor to come…
A Sunday Crusade: Panini America Provides Peek at 2012-13 Crusade Basketball QC
While most collectors around the country have spent their weekends enjoying local card shows, heated playoff action in the NBA and NHL or scouring online auction sites and message boards for cards on their wantlists, Panini America NBA Brand Managers have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on one of the most anticipated products of the year: 2012-13…
Crusade Uncut: Panini America Investigates 2012-13 Crusade Basketball Sheets
The Crusade is coming -- and if a serendipitous spin between the uncut sheets of Panini America's upcoming NBA release is any indication, it's a Crusade everyone will want to be a part of. 2012-13 Crusade Basketball instantly became one of the most anticipated and buzz-generating releases of the sports card season the day it was announced in late February.…
A Historical Overview of Panini America’s 2012-13 Crusade Basketball (Gallery)
The unquestionable buzz surrounding this morning’s announcement that Panini America will be releasing 2012-13 Crusade Basketball this summer reminds us how we felt way back in our history, when our Crusade insert concept debuted more than 15 years ago in 1998 Donruss Baseball and 1998 Rookies & Stars Football. The dual-colored parallel program featuring the notable mirrored design was an…
Panini Peek: 2012-13 Crusade Basketball
Hardcore hoops collectors will have the opportunity to embark on a bona fide collecting quest this summer when Panini America releases the premiere edition of Crusade Basketball, a product that delivers a bold new twist on the popular Crusade insert program that first appeared in Donruss Baseball and Rookies & Stars Football way back in 1998. 2012-13 Crusade Basketball begins…