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A 1-of-1 2018 Panini Prizm Choice Nebula rookie card of New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson sold for $312,000 the day after the Knicks won the 2026 NBA title. The sale set a new record for any Brunson card.
awfulannouncing.comA collector paid $312,000 for a 1-of-1 numbered 2018 Panini Prizm Choice Nebula rookie card of New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson at a Fanatics Collect auction the day after the Knicks won the 2026 NBA title. The sale set a new record for any Brunson card. The previous high was $96,660 for the same card when it last sold in 2024. The card had sold once before, on eBay in 2019, for $300.
Playoff performance Brunson, the NBA's 2025 Clutch Player of the Year, averaged 9.9 points per fourth quarter during the 2025-26 playoffs. He became only the second player since 1996 to average 9.9 or more points per fourth quarter into the conference semifinals or further. Brunson shot 56% from the field, 53% from three-point range, and 91% from the free-throw line in the final quarter.
Card market activity Fourteen Brunson cards sold for $30,000 or more in June, four of them for $99,000 or more since June 19. According to Card Ladder, Brunson posted the largest month-over-month growth in relative hobby value among athletes with at least 25 card sales, rising 131.9%. San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama ranked second at 89.73%.
Usa TodayArgentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Atlanta on June 22. Messi reached 18 career World Cup goals, surpassing the previous mark of 17 held by Marta.
nknews.orgSouth Korea faces South Africa on Wednesday with a win or draw enough to secure second place in Group A. Mexico already leads the group and has clinched the first knockout berth.
Los Angeles TimesLinda Cohn, who anchored more SportsCenter episodes than anyone in network history, will make her final appearance Friday. She joined the show in 1992 and later moved to Los Angeles to anchor its late-night edition.