San Antonio Spurs No. 6 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Spurs’ history is a chain of Hall of Famers and All-Stars that have collectively kept the franchise in the public eye since landing in San Antonio in 1973. That season, the team acquired George Gervin from the ABA Virginia Squires. The move started a trend that carries to this day. The Spurs, a small-market franchise adopted from a competitor…
Panini America Delivers a Full Retail Review of 2014-15 Prestige Basketball (Gallery)
Now that Panini America's 2014-15 Prestige Basketball release and its various SKUs have had the chance to make their mark in Target stores across North America, we thought now might be a good time to take a look back with a retail review of sorts showcasing the highlights and differences between the Premium, Plus, Blaster and Hanger configurations. In the…
Gallery: Panini America Cracks Three Early Boxes of 2012-13 Innovation Basketball
The short work week created by the Labor Day holiday simply means that we hit the ground sprinting today at Panini America instead of easing into the work week. But since the furious beginning to this four-day week meant we got to bust three early boxes of 2012-13 Innovation Basketball, well, you won't get a complaint from us. 2012-13 Innovation…
The Panini America Interview: Portland Trailblazers Superstar LaMarcus Aldridge
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su6jITv6lCU&w=585&h=469] Yesterday we told you about how Panini America partnered with the NBA late last week to bring Portland Trailblazers superstar LaMarcus Aldridge and Dallas Mavericks legend Derek Harper to two Dallas-area hobby shops. During Aldridge's Saturday visit to Nick's Sports Cards in Dallas, he sat down with Panini America Marketing Manager Chris Reed for this exclusive interview. (more…)
LaMarcus Aldridge, Derek Harper Highlight Local NBA Finals Hobby Shop Appearances
Panini America and the NBA partnered late last week to bring Portland Trailblazers superstar LaMarcus Aldridge and Dallas Mavericks legend Derek Harper to two Dallas-area hobby shops in honor or the ongoing NBA Finals. The appearances -- last Friday at SMP Sports Cards in Grapevine, Texas (Harper) and Saturday at Nick's Sports Cards in Dallas (Aldridge) -- featured good times aplenty, free autographs for all…