Night to Remember: Must-See Images from Panini America’s 2016 National VIP Party
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — On an electricity-filled Saturday night inside the Golden Nugget Casino's Haven Night Club, Panini America’s fifth annual National VIP Party unfolded amid considerable pomp and circumstance as more than 200 special guests basked in the brilliance of a fantasy come to life. Bolstered by some of the sports world’s biggest stars — including Baseball Hall of…
Iconic National Treasures Basketball Arrives on NBA Dunk App . . . But Doesn’t Stay Long
If you're wondering whether one of the most revered brands in sports card history is as desirable in virtual form as it is in real life, well, it is. That much was proven in no-doubt-about-it fashion Sunday morning when 49 of John Stockton's National Treasures Basketball Material Treasures card hit Panini America's NBA Dunk digital trading card app and sold out…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015-16 Black Gold Basketball (100+ Pics)
With the 2016 NBA Draft now in our rearview, Panini America's basketball focus has firmly redirected ahead -- to this summer's NBA D-League action, to this summer's NBA Rookie Photo Shoot, to this summer's National Sports Collectors Convention and to the last few heavyweight products that will conclude the 2015-16 product season with a resounding impact. One of those products, 2015-16…
Panini Authentic Unveils Newest Arrivals to Honor Iconic Kobe Bryant on #MambaDay
As the legendary Kobe Bryant prepares to step on an NBA court for the final time as a player tonight in Los Angeles, an appreciative and international fanbase is doing its part to pay tribute to the icon with with the social-media sensation known simply as #MambaDay. Panini Authentic, the exclusive home for Bryant autographs and memorabilia, is doing it's…
Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2014-15 National Treasures Basketball
When it comes to the highly anticipated 2014-15 National Treasures Basketball, you've been privy to quite a bit of pre-release material so far. You've seen the results of the early Sneak Peek case that was broken live during the 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. You've seen the earliest on-card autograph returns. And you've seen some of the choice…
Cards to Dye For: Panini America Offers One More Look at 2014-15 Select Basketball
On the surface, basketball trading cards and tie-dye anything (with the possible exception of a Bill Walton tribute set) seem like completely incompatible assets. But then along comes Panini America's 2014-15 Select Basketball to swat that notion into the cheap seats. Ultimately, with the help of a little Prizm technology, tie-dye does work on hoops trading cards -- magnificently so as…
Base Variations Continue Fanning Flames of 2014-15 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first four years in existence has been the inclusion of veteran base-set variations that have created feeding frenzies for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. The phenomenon began with that inaugural 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball release and featured Pete Maravich,…
Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2014-15 Gold Standard Basketball (Gallery)
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first four years in existence has been the inclusion of veteran base-set variations that have created feeding frenzies for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. The phenomenon began with that inaugural 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball release and featured Pete Maravich,…
Panini America Eyes the Jumbo Juiciness of 2013-14 Flawless Basketball (Gallery)
During these final furious stages of Panini America's 2013-14 NBA product season, all eyes have settled on one product and one product only: 2013-14 Flawless Basketball. At this very moment, members of the Panini America Basketball Product Development Team are hard at work at the production facility across town giving 2013-14 Flawless Basketball the white-glove, hand-packout treatment (literally, they're wearing…
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…