Giannis Antetokounmpo Basketball Card Sold for Over $1.8 Million

A rare Giannis Antetokounmpo rookie basketball card has reportedly become the highest-selling one in modern-day history.

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Candace Cordelia
September 23, 2020

A rare Giannis Antetokounmpo rookie basketball card has reportedly become the highest-selling one in modern-day history.

According to TMZ Sports, the signed card from the Milwaukee Bucks forward sold for $1.812 million via Goldin Auctions. The expensive sports item also features “a piece of a game worn jersey” from “Green Freak”‘s rookie season and an NBA “Logoman” patch. The card gained a MINT 9 grade from the Beckett Grading Service, further solidifying its high value and authenticity.

The Giannis basketball card just out sold the LeBron James rookie card, which was bought in July for $1.8 million at Golden Auctions. However, neither piece of valuable memorabilia topped the final sales price of the Mike Trout rookie card, which sold for an astonishing $3.9 million in August.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is named as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2020. The NBA superstar also recently won his second straight NBA MVP award.

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Candace Cordelia has been an on-camera interviewer and writer for In The Zone since the Summer of 2020. Candace's journalism experience includes writing for the New York Daily News and ABC Radio, where she also conducted celebrity interviews and audio production/editing for ABC Radio's national radio affiliates across the country. Her on-camera experience involves working as a backstage/in-ring interviewer with a number of independent wrestling promotions and as an actress. Candace is dedicated to bringing combat sports and eSports news to the In The Zone universe.