Kevin Durant’s Return to MVP Form Could Find Thunder, Reign in the Forecast
He didn’t do it with one of his signature gliding dunks. It wasn’t with a nothing-but-net contested 3-pointer, or even a difficult finish at the rim with bigger defenders looming. No, Kevin Durant tallied his 15,000th point with a shot he’s gleaned in recent years from sure-fire Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki. Taking the ball at the right elbow early in…
‘Where Is It? Weekend’ Returns with a Shot to Win 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball
It’s been two long weeks since our last episode of Panini America’s vaunted “Where Is It? Weekend,” and that can mean only one thing: It’s time to do it again and give Panini America collectors and avid readers of The Knight’s Lance another chance to win some sweet cards. For this exciting installment of “Where Is It? Weekend,” we’ve hidden six…
2013-14 Immaculate Basketball Stars in this Must-See Edition of Panini Unwrapped
To suggest that this was quite a productive week for the Panini America basketball team would be a gross understatement. A week that began and ended with the QC and packout processes for 2013-14 Flawless Basketball was filled in the middle with Wednesday's blockbuster release of 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball. In fact, things were so hectic that we almost forgot to…
KD, Carmelo, Cam and Cordarrelle Headline Newest Panini America Autograph Arrivals
Evan as Panini America's new 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball continues blazing a trail in the collecting community during its second day of release, the full-steam-ahead plans for upcoming products continue unabated inside Panini America HQ. Case in point: Today's mail call that included some downright filthy new on-card autograph arrivals from the likes of Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Cam Newton and…
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…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball
The heavyweight hoops hits keep coming from Panini America HQ. A few weeks back, it was 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball. This week, the collecting world will welcome the arrival of 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball to the marketplace. The second-ever installment of the Immaculate Basketball brand is all laced up and dressed to impress, equipped with updated twists to last year's instant-classic…
Inside Immaculate: Panini America Surveys More from 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball
As if collector anticipation for 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball wasn't heightened enough after this Tuesday's world-premiere unveiling of the product's revolutionary Sneak Peek insert, we're likely about to raise the interest level just a little bit more. In the gallery that follows, we deliver a new series of drool-inducing imagery, the remaining results of our trip last week to the Panini…
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…
‘Where Is It? Weekend’ Returns with a Shot to Win 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
It’s been two long weeks since our last riveting edition of Panini America’s vaunted “Where Is It? Weekend,” and that can mean only one thing: It’s time to do it again and give Panini America collectors and avid readers of The Knight’s Lance another chance to win some sweet cards. But this time, we've made the hunt a little easier…
Golden: Panini America Explores the Gilded Ink in 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball
While the Immaculate Basketball brand will always be known as a haven for some of the most majestic NBA memorabilia cards created every year, that lofty reputation tends to obscure the fact that there are also some pretty epic on-card autograph inclusions in the product, too. This year, those include some striking gold-ink cards within the Scorer's Club, Elite Scorer's…