The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Prestige Basketball (96 Images)
Is news still "breaking" when it involves Panini America's popular Cracked Ice technology? Or would it be "cracking" news? That's a rhetorical question, of course. Whether it's breaking or cracking, there's big news as it relates to the upcoming 2017-18 Prestige Basketball: The hobby version features the brand debut of Cracked Ice -- and the fascinating finish is featured on…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Status Basketball (100+ Images)
One look at the base cards. That's all it takes to know that Panini America's new Status Basketball product, set to arrive in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday, is just a little more . . . edgy. There's just something about the way the rainbow holofoil combines with those circles and squares and hues to make each player…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2017-18 Select Basketball (Preview Gallery)
For the upcoming 2017-18 Select Basketball release, Panini America Product Development officials are returning the best assets of past Select Basketball releases (such as the always-popular Tie-Dye Prizms, three-tiered base set and key autograph memorabilia Rookie Cards) while also delivering a wildly striped twist that first debuted in 2017 Select Soccer (Zebra Prizms). The result, however, is a colorful creation that…
Panini Authentic Sharing the Holiday Spirit with Hefty Discounts on Key Memorabilia
Panini Authentic is doing its part to spread holiday cheer (and deliver huge savings in the process) with a limited-time-only sale on key autographed memorabilia from the company's exclusive roster of athletes including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Leonard Fournette and more. Shoppers looking for those last-minute gifts for the sports fan in their lives will find prices discounted…
Flawless Friday: Panini America Breaks Two Boxes of 2016-17 Flawless Basketball
One of the biggest days on the trading card calendar has arrived. It's Friday. It's Flawless. It's Flawless Friday. Today in hobby shops across North America, Panini America's heavily anticipated final release of the 2016-17 NBA collecting season -- 2016-17 Flawless Basketball -- goes live. In fact, for many group break sites, the product went live just after midnight. We attempted…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Donruss Basketball (100+ Images)
In a normal NBA collecting season, Panini America's flagship Donruss Basketball brand is must-collect material for novice and advanced enthusiasts alike. It's as much a part of the NBA as the basketball itself. But 2017-18 is no normal NBA collecting season. It's one of the most anticipated NBA collecting seasons of all time, with a star-studded rookie crop that has…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks a Box of 2017 Flawless Collegiate Basketball
As far as sample sizes go, one box of any trading card product isn't a lot. Of course, Panini America's 2017 Flawless Collegiate Basketball isn't just any trading card product. It's the first-ever Flawless product devoted to college hoops and it promises to introduce fans and collectors to a new-level collecting experience. So you can imagine our excitement at receiving…
Panini America Honors the Start of the New NBA Season with Big Online Savings
A new NBA season tipped off last night amid considerable pomp and circumstance as the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Boston Celtics and the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors battled the Houston Rockets. The NBA's 2017-18 Tip-Off Week continues tonight with 11 more games. To celebrate the start of the new season, the official…
Hot Rooks, Big Movers Lead Panini Instant 2017-18 NBA Tip-Off Collection (Gallery)
Like just about everyone else on the planet, Panini America officials are locked, loaded and ready for the 2017-18 NBA season to tip-off this week. It's a season the world has awaited since the night the 2017 NBA Draft ushered in one of the most exciting rookie crops in years. But it's not just the rookies generating serious anticipation…
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…