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…
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Kevin Durant’s First Warriors Card Leads a Wave of Major Changes to Panini Instant

Panini America-exclusive athlete and former Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant made arguably the biggest headlines in the history of NBA free agency earlier this month by opting to leave the Thunder and join the Western Conference-rival Golden State Warriors. It was a move that so shook the foundation of the NBA that the reverberations are still being felt today. They'll be…
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Panini America Offers a Scintillating Peek at 2013-14 Preferred Basketball Booklets

While many passionate collectors continue basking in the Optichrome-candied radiance of Panini America's 2013-14 Spectra Basketball two days after its release, many others are anxiously awaiting what's next -- 2013-14 Preferred Basketball -- with a giddy, night-before-Christmas-in-July sense of excitement. One look at some of the booklets and you'll start to understand why. Last week, Panini America Basketball Brand Manager…
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The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Crusade Basketball (66 Images)

You've seen the QC preview. You've seen almost every version of the Crusade insert. Today, though, we're here to prove that there's more to 2012-13 Crusade Basketball than you might think. A lot more. Sure, the Prizm-infused Crusade inserts have commanded most of this product's attention so far, but there's a stirring checklist of autograph and memorabilia cards, a crisp,…
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