Card of the Week: We Talkin' About Christmas

There are a number of basketball cards out there that are Christmas themed, the most popular being the Fat Shawn Kemp holiday special.

Our gift to you this year is a young Allen Iverson sporting a Santa hat, part of SkyBox's ridiculous Mod Squad series.
We encourage you to check out other cards in the series if you're interested in seeing Stephon Marbury playing ping pong with a name tag on.

Allen Iverson Mod Squad

(SkyBox 1998-99)

Card of the Week: Skybox Super Hugo

To mark the return of the Charlotte Hornets, the Super Hugo promotional card by Skybox:

Card of the Week: Skybox Dallas Mavericks Checklist

The Dallas Mavericks checklist card from Skybox's inaugural series, as maligned by The Starters on NBA TV.  Click through for higher resolution.

Dallas Mavericks Checklist #333

(Skybox 1990-91)

We loved those logo cards.

Happy Birthday Mark Bryant

Happy Birthday Ultimo-Flattop aka Mark Bryant. A long time Blazer who was part of that very talented front court rotation through the early '90s.

While you probably know Bryant as the guy standing on John Stockton's face, here he is clowning Larry Smith deep in the post:

 Mark Bryant clowns Larry Smith
(1990)

Card of the Week: Lanard Copeland Skybox 1990-91 No. 213

Melbourne Tigers legend Lanard Copeland during his Sixers stint, about to look off Scotty "2 Hotty" Brooks.

Card of the Week: Rolando Blackman Birthday Bonanza

 

Rolando Blackman, Hoops 1990-91

Rolando Blackman, Upper Deck 1991-92

Rolando Blackman, Skybox 1990-91