Giannis Antetokounmpo rookie card gets a record sale in auction, highest ever for modern-day basketball card

A rare Giannis Antetokounmpo signed rookie card has been sold for $1.812 million over the weekend, according to TMZ Sports, making it the most valuable basketball card ever. A LeBron James rookie card has been fetched $1.8 million in July. In addition to the signature, the card features the NBA "Logoman" patch from one of Giannis' game-worn rookie jerseys. It was graded a MINT 9 by the Beckett Grading Service, which is nearly perfect condition. Despite the high valuation, the Giannis and LeBron cards are dwarfed by the prices of the highest in baseball.  A Mike Trout rookie card fetched $3.93 million earlier this year.

BREAKING: The Giannis Logoman card was purchased for a modern day basketball record of $1.812 million by @onlyaltofficial, which also bought the previous record holder, the $1.8M LeBron card, six weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/gXnut9OOFg

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 21, 2020

Source- NBA 

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