The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2019-20 Opulence Basketball
Panini America's decadent Opulence Basketball franchise is about to release it's third annual iteration later this week and it's obvious with one glance that the same five-word descriptor that accompanied the product's inaugural product solicitation material for the 2017-18 debut remains true today: "A luxury basketball trading card set." As you'll see in the Quality Control Gallery that follows, that…
Thunder Rolls In At No. 12 In Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Oklahoma City Thunder spent over 40 years as the Seattle Supersonics before relocating to OKC in 2008. The Thunder have been a key part of a makeover of Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook and the Thunder have generated excitement in the city for over a decade. He was the 4th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and has played…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Early Boxes of 2015-16 Select Basketball
Panini America is set to deliver another rip-roaring, fast-breaking week in hobby shops and in group breaks across North America with Wednesday's releases of 2015-16 Select Basketball and 2015 Luxe Football. As always, we'll do our best here on The Knight's Lance to get you ready for the impending hobby heatwave, starting today with a three-box Teaser Gallery starring 2015-16…
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…
All-Time All-Stars: Panini America Chats Up Dominique, Tim Hardaway and ‘The Glove’
HOUSTON -- Late Friday morning, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame conducted a press conference in conjunction with 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend to announce, among other things, finalists for induction in 2013 and an extension of the Hall's exclusive agreement with Panini America. When the 30-minute spectacular (which aired live on NBA TV) ended, the stars really came out. Atop…
Base-Set Veteran Variations Add Chase to 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball
As the golden glow surrounding last week's release of 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball continues to enchant collectors, astute set-builders and curious player collectors alike by now have discovered the existence of base-set variations for a handful of NBA veterans or retired legends. The six players in question -- Tracy McGrady, Gary Payton, Bill Walton, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry and Dikembe…