Basketball
LeBron James: From the Perspective of a Laker Fan
In the midst of another NBA finals season, we are bombarded with constant debate with regards to LeBron James status as the Greatest Player of All-Time (or as my die-hard Heat friends call it, LeBron James “GOAT status”). Although I believe the majority of people believe Michael Jordan still clearly holds this title, we cannot […]
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Gift Guide: The Perfect Present for the LeBron James Fan in Your Life
He is a three-time NBA MVP. He is the reigning NBA World Champion. He has won two gold medals in the Olympics for the United States. And he has been named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. LeBron James has truly become the global sports icon we all believed he would be, and with […]
READ MORECan Anyone Stop LeBron James in Beast Mode?
When LeBron James decides to take over a game, there is little anyone can do to stop him. During this championship run, there have been a variety of opportunities for teams to steal games in the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat, but then LeBron switches to “beast mode” and puts them away. And LeBron’s […]
READ MORECollectors Show Us Their Hits from 2013-14 Fleer Retro Basketball
In the world of Twitter, collectors enjoy checking out @ShowYourHits and @BustingPacks to see what real collectors are pulling from real trading card products. And with 2013-14 Fleer Retro Basketball hitting stores this week, there have been some really cool images of the awesome cards available in the product posted on Twitter. If you haven’t […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Throwback Thursday Create the Caption Promotion: LaMarcus Aldridge
It’s Throwback Thursday so let’s go back through Upper Deck’s trading card history and come up with a fun giveaway. The 2014 NBA Playoffs are in full swing and LaMarcus Aldridge of the Portland Trail Blazers is making his presence known! Aldridge knocked down 43 points in Game 2, right after his impressive 46 points […]
READ MOREOff the Clock: The 2014 Upper Deck Mini-Basketball Championship Game
Last year we pulled back the curtain on a game that takes place here at Upper Deck during March and April, of course I’m talking about the Upper Deck Collegiate Sports March Madness Mini-Basketball Pop-A-Shot Challenge™ or the “UDCSMMMBPAS” for short. Over 70 competitors started out in the annual tournament playing games during lunch time […]
READ MOREUpper Deck Throwback Thursday Create the Caption Promotion: Bo Ryan
It’s Throwback Thursday so let’s go back through Upper Deck’s trading card history and come up with a fun giveaway. We are two days away from the NCAA® Men’s Basketball Final Four and although it is pretty certain that your bracket is nothing to pay attention to at this point, the coaching surely is! When […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Collectors Experience March Madness with Two Awesome Upper Deck Basketball Releases
Upper Deck has two solid basketball releases planned to hit store shelves in the heart of March Madness. As the exclusive home for collegiate licensed trading cards, Upper Deck is excited to deliver to premium hoops releases to stores when basketball is top of mind with collectors. And as the exclusive home to autograph trading […]
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