Rare Air: The Story of Blake Griffin and his $38,000 Panini America Basketball Card
January 19, 2012

During last year’s mesmerizing NBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest in Los Angeles, Blake Griffin rocked the entire sports world — to say nothing of an awestruck Staples Center rim — by soaring over a Kia Optima SX sedan for one of the single greatest slams in hoops history.

It was one of the many “did that just happen?” highlights of Griffin’s inexplicably thunderous debut campaign that provided more-than-adequate support for the staggering prices his top Panini America Rookie Cards fetched during last season’s feeding frenzy. But nothing Griffin did last season could prepare us for what his best trading cards are doing this season. And before you go on, you may want to sit down.

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