A Small Dust-Up: Panini America Addresses Powder Mystery in Prizm and Crusade
With 2014 Prizm Baseball and 2013-14 Crusade Basketball releasing this week, many collectors opening those products are discovering what it must feel like when NBA superstar LeBron James tosses talcum powder into the air at the scorer's table just before tip-off. Indeed, there's a distinct powdery residue adhering to many of the Prizm-technology cards in both of those products that has…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Two Early Boxes of 2013-14 Crusade Basketball
The Monday of any Panini America release week can be a fairly feverish time around these parts -- and when we've got two products releasing in the same week, well, things tend to be ratcheted up even higher. That's certainly the case this week as both 2014 Prizm Baseball and 2013-14 Crusade Basketball are set to go live on Wednesday.…
Boxes of Prizm Baseball, Crusade Basketball Offered in Panini's 'Where Is It? Weekend'
Another weekend here on The Knight’s Lance brings with it another chance for loyal Panini America collectors to win some sweet cards. For this exciting installment of “Where Is It? Weekend,” we’ve hidden four smaller, perhaps-somewhat-manipulated versions of the Panini America knight that appears at the top of this post — and we’re giving you all weekend to find them and submit your answers. To be…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Crusade Basketball (87 Sweet Pics)
Basketball's favorite collecting crusade is on the verge of a triumphant reset -- and this year, one of the hobby's noblest, Prizm-infused pursuits is entering the die-cut realm. That's something longtime Crusaders will pick up on immediately when Panini America's 2013-14 Crusade Basketball releases one week from today. But there are other niceties to behold in the product as well. From…
Panini America's Latest Kobe Signing Offers Previews of 2013-14 Intrigue, Crusade
Late last month, Panini Authentic's Brian Bayne sat down with Panini America's own Kobe Bryant for a comprehensive signing session that included several new pieces of memorabilia for Panini Authentic and some upcoming cardboard cornerstones slated for inclusion in 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball and 2013-14 Crusade Basketball. Bryant also penned his powerful penmanship on a few outstanding redemption cards during the…
Panini Peek: 2013-14 Crusade Basketball
In early April, the collecting crusade that captivated hardcore hoops fans last year, is coming back for a whole new season -- and this time, it's bringing a lower price point, a lower print run and even more Crusade cards with it. Rest assured, Panini America's 2013-14 Crusade Basketball will pack a few more surprises, too. Due out April 7, each…