Panini America Honors Kobe’s Remarkable Career with Special HeroVillain Box Set
Kobe Bryant has been coined a hero by some, and a villain by many. However, no hero is perfect, and no villain is completely void of heroic intentions. We all live as both and what sets the great ones apart is how they use their inner villain to create something epic. It’s living as a HeroVillain. The HeroVillain channels fear,…
Panini America Sits Down with Kobe Bryant for Quick Signing Session of Old and New
Early last month, just before the furious holiday bustle kicked into high gear, Panini America's Brian Bayne sat down with Los Angeles Lakers superstar -- and Panini America-exclusive athlete -- Kobe Bryant for a quick-but-productive signing session that featured several new pieces for Panini Authentic and key cards for upcoming releases such as 2015-16 Totally Certified Basketball, 2015-16 Absolute Basketball…
Panini Authentic Adds Historic Game-Worn Items to Exclusive Kobe Bryant Collection
Panini Authentic upped its game-worn game considerably earlier this week with the addition of several history-soaked pieces of memorabilia worn by Los Angeles Lakers icon -- and Panini America-exclusive athlete-- Kobe Bryant during significant performances last season. Headlining Panini Authentic's newest offerings are the jersey Bryant wore while scoring 22 points early last December against the Boston Celtics, and the jersey and…
Kobe on Canvas: Panini Authentic’s Newest Creation Just the Ticket for Bryant Fans
Whether you're a diehard fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, their iconic superstar Kobe Bryant, or both, Panini Authentic recently unveiled a new item that should be just the ticket for you. Actually, Panini Authentic delivered three new pieces -- unique 31-by-14-inch canvas replicas of past NBA Finals tickets -- autographed by Bryant and honoring three of the Lakers' most recent world…
Kobe’s Game-Worn Kicks, Inscribed All-Star Jerseys Top Panini Authentic Update
Two one-of-a-kind pairs of game-worn Kobe Bryant sneakers, a basketball used during the 2014-15 NBA season and specially inscribed NBA All-Star jerseys highlight the newest additions to Panini Authentic's Kobe Bryant collection. The unique items were added to the Panini Authentic website on Wednesday afternoon and are available now. Perhaps of most interest to hardcore Kobe fans will be the…
Panini America Teams Up with Los Angeles Lakers for Special Trading Card Set
The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Chicago Bulls last night at Staples Center and fans were treated to a double over-time thriller. While the home team walked away with a victory, Lakers fans scored one for themselves in the form of a custom set of Panini America trading cards. Players included in the special set, which is detailed in the…
Kobe Bryant Stars in Panini America's First 2014 FIFA World Cup Sticker Viral Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY18FzuvJpk For one postcard-perfect day in late March, Panini America officials took control of the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., intent on telling the poignant story of the company's globally embraced FIFA World Cup Sticker Collection. With the help of two of professional sports' biggest superstars and Panini Authentic-exclusive athletes Kobe Bryant and Andrew Luck, Panini America set out to…
Panini America's Latest Kobe Signing Offers Previews of 2013-14 Intrigue, Crusade
Late last month, Panini Authentic's Brian Bayne sat down with Panini America's own Kobe Bryant for a comprehensive signing session that included several new pieces of memorabilia for Panini Authentic and some upcoming cardboard cornerstones slated for inclusion in 2013-14 Intrigue Basketball and 2013-14 Crusade Basketball. Bryant also penned his powerful penmanship on a few outstanding redemption cards during the…
Panini America Produces Special Lakers Set for Giveaway During Tonight's Game
Some of the greatest legends in Los Angeles Lakers history will come together tonight when the Lakers play host to the Portland Trail Blazers -- and they'll do so inside a special pack of Panini America trading cards. All fans entering the Staples Center for tonight's game will receive a six-card Franchise Favorites set featuring Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,…
A Kobe Bryant Immaculate Primer: Peeking the Superstar’s Stunning New Arrivals
As the collecting world anxiously awaits the arrival of Panini America's powder-keg conclusion to the 2012-13 NBA collecting season (first with the release of Flawless Basketball next Friday followed a few weeks later by Immaculate Basketball), the product developments for those two releases keep getting better and better. Late last week, Panini Authentic's Brian Bayne traveled to Las Vegas for…