The rare LeBron James starter card is auctioned for a record $ 1.8 million

A rare LeBron James rookie card sold for a record $ 1.84 million at auction over the weekend, and although he hasn’t pocketed the money, the four-time MVP NBA should be OK: he has some hidden copies for himself .

“Guess who else has a couple of exact ones too?” James wrote on social media in response to the news.

Offers for the Upper Deck card, signed by the 35-year-old who now plays for Los Angeles Lakers, started at $ 150,000 before it became the most expensive basketball card purchased in the modern era – those produced in the 1980s or later.

‘Only 23 versions of the Patch Autograph Parallel collection were produced for James. The rare card received a 9.5 gem graduation equal to the Beckett grading service, “said the NBA.

“Number 14 of 23, the card drew 34 bids during the 26-day auction.”

A rare LeBron James novice card sold for $ 1.84 million at auction over the weekend

James didn’t cash out $ 1.8 million, but he does have some identical cards, so it should be fine

Offers for the Upper Deck card, signed by the 35-year-old who now plays for Los Angeles Lakers, started at $ 150,000 before it became the most expensive basketball card purchased in the modern era – those produced in the 1980s or later

Sports media company Action Network’s Darren Rovell said the winning bidder was Leore Avidar, CEO and co-founder of a San Francisco-based company.

The card depicts James, who was a teenager at the time, dribbling onto the pitch with his white Cleveland Cavaliers shirt and a white sash. Notably absent from the image is the salt and pepper beard he is currently sporting at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where the NBA hopes to resume the season interrupted by the coronavirus later this month.

The rise of “LeBron James” to the heights of the NBA’s glory has continued, uninterrupted, for nearly two decades, “read the description of the paper on the Goldin Auctions website. ‘Akron, Ohio’s young phenomenon that was only the second high school player in history to be selected as the first absolute pick in the NBA Draft, was chosen on June 26, 2003 by Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jordan has actually worn two different sized shoes for most of his career, and this particular pair includes a left size 13 shoe and a right size 13.5 shoe

“He later became the youngest debutant of the year in NBA history – averaging over 20 points per game during the 2003/04 campaign – and Cavalier’s first player to be so praised.”

James is a four-time NBA MVP with three championship titles and two Olympic gold medals on his behalf.

The Akron, Ohio native earned over $ 300 million in salary during the 17th NBA season, and this does not include sponsorship profits.

In May, Michael Jordan’s autographed game sneakers from his rookie season raised $ 560,000 in an online auction.

“I think the Air Jordan 1s worn by the game are the most iconic sneakers of all time,” said the seller, collector Jordan Geller, at the start of the sale.

‘They are so recognizable and aroused so much nostalgia that I think it gives them a very special charm. The fact that these shoes were worn for the game by Michael Jordan takes them to a completely different level, ‘he said.