Panini Authentic Sits Down for First Signing with Cavaliers Rookie Star Kyrie Irving
All this talk about Jeremy Lin (which we absolutely love, by the way) has served to swipe some of the spotlight away from another young player enjoying a spectacular season in his own right: Cleveland Cavaliers No. 1 overall pick Kyrie Irving. Panini America signed Irving -- a player Dime Magazine recently called Cleveland's "New King" -- to an exclusive agreement…
Cavaliers No. 1 Overall Pick Kyrie Irving Signs Exclusive Deal with Panini America
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the NBA’s exclusive trading card and sticker partner, has inked an exclusive agreement with Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in last night’s 2011 NBA Draft. Despite having his first and only season at Duke cut short by a toe injury, the athletic point guard…
Before the Draft: Panini America Interviews Coveted NBA Draft Prospect Kyrie Irving
Eleven games. That’s all sharpshooting 19-year-old point guard Kyrie Irving needed as a Duke University freshman last season to prove his worth – not only to the Blue Devils, but as the likely No. 1 overall pick in tonight’s 2011 NBA Draft. Despite suffering a severe toe injury last December that essentially spelled the end of his first and only…