PHOENIX – A trading card signed by Kevin Durant (star of the Phoenix Suns), LeBron James (star of the Los Angeles Lakers) and Stephen Curry (star of the Golden State Warriors) could “easily” reach a six-figure amount if found.
After their gold medal win against France, arguably the three biggest names in the American team have each signed a rare 1/1 card for Topps.
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡: Someone who purchases a Topps Now base card from tonight’s Team USA Gold Medal game will receive this 1/1 Steph, LeBron, KD Triple Auto.
This map is the first ever:
– LeBron Topps car
– LeBron & Curry automatically on the same card
– Steph/KD/LeBron tripleAnd to top it all off… pic.twitter.com/zzoS6rJhK6
— Topps (@Topps) 10 August 2024
“This card is a tribute to the incredible moment we witnessed during the Olympics when three of basketball’s greatest players in action took home the gold medal together,” Clay Luraschi, senior vice president of product at Topps, told ESPN.
“This card is special because there’s the regular version and then there’s a signed version. There have been many different autograph cards in the history of basketball trading cards, but this is the first time these three players have signed the same card. That makes it very unique.”
“I think the card is easily worth six figures,” Ken Goldin, founder and CEO of Goldin Auctions, also told ESPN.
Paris was probably the last time we saw the great trio together, as all three stars will likely be at or near the end of their careers when the 2028 Olympic Games take place in Los Angeles.
Whether they will work together again on the pitch remains to be seen, although there is clearly a healthy mutual respect between the legends.
“KD is one of the all-time greats,” James said of Andscape. “If you look at his silhouette and his skill set, he’s one of the best players we’ve ever seen play basketball. Regardless of what you think of him or whether you like him, if you really just look at basketball and say he’s a basketball player, he’s out of this world.”
Durant said Curry’s game-winning shot late in the win over France was the best heat check he had ever seen.
“I’ve seen so many (heat checks) from him now,” Durant said after the game. “But that was — on that stage, in his first Olympics, with the whole world watching, especially after what he did last game (against Serbia), for him to do it again, that’s probably the biggest thing.”
Maybe soon a lucky person will own one of the best cards in basketball history.
