Panini America and Beckett Media Team Up to Rank Most Collectible NBA Franchises

Panini America, the world leader in licensed sports and entertainment collectibles and the exclusive trading card partner of the NBA and NBA Players, and Beckett Media, the leading authority for news and pricing related to the sports card industry, today announced a partnership for a unique program called “30 Teams/30 Weeks” that will run through the rest of the NBA…

Celtic Pride: Panini Authentic Delivers Kyrie Irving’s First Boston Celtics Memorabilia

Much like fellow Panini Authentic-exclusive athlete Kevin Durant last year, Kyrie Irving rocked the NBA universe this summer by changing teams in a blockbuster trade that sent the superstar from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics. While it remains to be seen whether Irving's transition will result in a championship (as Durant's did), one thing is certain: It has resulted…

Jared Sullinger Shines in Panini America Appearance at the 2013 National

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Boston Celtics forward Jared Sullinger made it look easy, and fun, on Friday during an hour-long appearance at the Panini America booth on the floor of the 34th National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Sullinger, a standout at Ohio State before turning pro, smiled for photos and offered playful trash talk to fans wearing gear from some…

A History-Making Maravich: Panini America Documents Production of Rare Jersey Card

Today's release of 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball is a celebrated event for any number of reasons, most of which we've shared right here on The Knight's Lance in the last month or so. But it's the ones we haven't shown yet that might be the most exciting. Amid the myriad spectacular specimens randomly inserted into Gold Standard's gold-brick boxes are 12…

Panini America PC Spotlight: Rhys Evans Soaking Up Celtic Rays Down Under

There's something indescribably cool about having a native Australian refer to you as "mate." It was a thrill I first got to experience via Twitter thanks to passionate basketball collector Rhys Evans, a resident of Tasmania and a huge fan of Ray Allen and the Boston Celtics. Evans has been collecting in the land down under -- which in and of…