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LeBron James Rookie Card Tops Seven
Kobe Bryant To Be The Cover Athlete Of NBA 2K21 Video Game
KOBE BRYANT
Kobe Bryant is being me-
morialized on the cover of the video game NBA 2K21.
The Mamba Forever Edi- tion will feature Bryant on two special covers. They were hand-painted by an artist using two of Bryant's most famous photos for inspiration.
Bryant was previously the cover athlete for NBA 2K10 and was featured on the Leg- end edition of NBA 2K17.
Bryant will join the New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard as 2K21 cover athletes.
Derek Jeter On MLB Restart Talks: 'There Is No Trust' Between Players, Owners
DEREK JETER
Miami Marlins part owner Derek Jeter is sharing his perspective on the troubling restart negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players union.
In Jeter's opinion, there is no trust between the owners and players. And those public airing of grievances that elimi- nated any hope for an honest negotiation amid the coron- avirus shutdown? Jeter termed those as "disappoint- ing" and "embarrassing" devel- opments for baseball.
"It was disappointing, it was embarrassing at times; the back and forth," Jeter said of the failed negotiations that ulti- mately led to commissioner Rob Manfred implementing a 60-game schedule. "There is no trust (between the owners and players) is the best way to put it."
Makur Maker, Top Hoops Star, Picks Howard Over UCLA
Figures At Auction
Makur Maker is literally working to change the game. The top high school basketball recruit announced last Friday that he has committed to play- ing for Howard University’s basketball team. The five-star center is the highest-rated player to commit to an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in the modern era.
In an announcement on Twitter, Maker says he chose Howard over traditional col- lege basketball powerhouses Kentucky and UCLA, as well as Memphis, in the hopes that others would follow and pro- mote America’s great Black in- stitutions.
LeBron James’ rookie card has reached top dollar. The signed basketball memo- rabilia has tipped the $1 mil- lion bidding mark.
Experts believe that the special card that features a piece of his game-worn jersey could potentially sell for $2 million. Already receiving 22 bids on the Goldin Auctions site, King James’ card first
MAKUR MAKER
The 6-11 center played for Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix and is a versatile big man, who is describes as an “extremely unique post prospect with le- gitimate perimeter skills” and “plays with a high motor and has elite end-to-end speed for his size.”
started at $150,000 bid.
a
staggering
What makes
rookie card special is that only 23 of the notable cards have been produced from the 2003-2004 Upper Deck Ex- quisite collection and the one up for auction is also signed by James.
Inmate Backed By WNBA Star Maya Moore Released From Missouri Prison
James’
Lebron James rookie card.
With only two weeks left in the bidding war, Gold Auc- tions believes that the jaw- dropping purchases of James’ premium card would make it the highest-selling Le- bron James piece.
Maya Moore's quest to see Jonathan Irons walk free from Missouri's Jefferson City Correctional Center was realized on Wednesday.
Moore, who put her WNBA career with the Min- nesota Lynx on hold in 2019 to help Irons have his convic- tion for burglary and assault with a weapon overturned, was among those who greeted Irons outside the prison. She clapped as Irons approached a group of people waiting for his release. She then dropped to her knees at one point be- fore joining a group hug around Irons.
MAYA MOORE AND JONATHAN IRONS
Jefferson City, met Irons when she visited the correc- tional center before her fresh- man year at UConn after seeing her godfather, Reggie Williams, reviewing legal documents regarding Irons' case.
Moore, who was born in
Mike Tyson In Shirtless Steel
Cage Showdown On L.A. Beach
"Iron" Mike Tyson toss- ing a steel cage around an L.A. beach this week like it's a toy.
Unclear why Mike hit the sand ... but it's all obviously part of a larger production -- hence the video cameras and crew members.
In addition to the cage flip, Tyson was also spotted carry- ing buckets of bloody fish, tossing life rafts and wearing snorkeling equipment.
Tyson just turned 54 years old this week ... and has said he wants to get back in the ring for some exhibition boxing matches -- but so far, nothing's a done deal.
The boxing legend said he'd even be down to take on
MIKE TYSON
his old rival Evander Holy- field but only if they could raise a bunch of money for charity.
Tyson is also the focus of an upcoming movie -- with Jamie Foxx playing the boxer ... and he's already transforming his body into fighting shape.
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