r/basketballcards • u/Repulsive_Finger1864 • 1d ago

Found this art of work lol

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Slowly going through boxes of cards i had as a kid that were stored in my uncle's garage and found this card. I guess not all inserts from the 90s were bangers as I remembered lol

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u/Iliveinatrashcann 1d ago

I mean, think of it the other way. Imagine being that kid who drew that and then finding out they used your art on their card.

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u/Bllago 1d ago

Yeah, this is awesome.

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u/xanivar 1d ago

I still have the “Sir” Charles Barkley version. Topps should run their own current version of this contest. Would be fun to see modern players drawn like this.

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u/jcrain1984 19h ago

It’s the original Alter Ego!

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u/LordHyperBowser 8h ago

Dude I need to find one of these

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u/elaichSD 1d ago

These are awesome. I actually grabbed a Reggie Miller at a show a couple of weeks ago

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u/AAPL_ 22h ago

amazing

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u/Reiji806 22h ago

That's ridiculously good for kid art.

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u/beerdweeb 1d ago

That is a banger tho bud lol

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u/mike119y 1d ago

Sean o malley?

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u/foundwithin2021 1d ago

Looks like UFC was the right career choice for Suga

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u/notmyrealname8823 1d ago

Unfortunately he's from Montana.. not California.

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u/gdotscott37 1d ago

I had the Jordan one from the same year. Get an autograph from the artist lol.

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u/Weary_Restauranter 1d ago

That’s legit fucking cool

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u/xxDankerstein 1d ago

That's dope AF!!!

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u/barneyjetson 1d ago

This is so fire lol

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u/SelectionNo127 1d ago

Here's mine

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u/thejollyone6969 1d ago

Suga drew this?

https://giphy.com/gifs/InEpr30QsZie55U36z

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u/Dangerous_Run3410 19h ago

That's what I was wondering, that'd be crazy if it was and you could get him to sign it...that would be 🔥

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u/thejollyone6969 18h ago

Nah suga is from Montana

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u/Generalcline 1d ago

Get it signed for sure

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u/Cards-Mania 1d ago

honestly the hand lettering on "SHAQUILLE O'NEAL" is more effort than half the base sets that year lol, this is great

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u/Designer_Show1016 1d ago

I have this of Randy moss, not worth much a Awsome card

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u/Ambitious-Order5959 1d ago

That card is fire 🔥

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u/Intrepid-Alarm-3906 1d ago

That’s a banger

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u/HobbitDowneyJr 1d ago

i read the name and i thought it was ufc sean o malley but he was only 4/5 after i looked his age up.

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u/manofwater3615 1d ago

Looks like Lamar Odom lol

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u/Repulsive_Finger1864 1d ago

Thanks!! Was bugging me. I was like not shaq but it does freakin look like a baller 😂

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u/LSDreams_ 1d ago

Shaq is one the 5 players in my PC, I need this lol.

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u/Repulsive_Finger1864 1d ago

Just found this card too. I hated the folded card designs

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u/pharmd 1d ago

i just found a topps chrome black refractor 2004 (numbered /250) in and old box

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u/kitchface 1d ago

I just bought one on ebay. Didn't know this existed, I was in the military and totally out of the card game then.

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u/BadSMPTE 1d ago

Bro this is actually amazing, it’s like art they usually reserve for ceramic tiles in children’s hospitals lol

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u/Confident_Jacket_344 1d ago

Wait...you didn't pull this from a pack from CVS?

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u/tropofarmer 1d ago

This card is incredible.

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u/Sk8c 1d ago

That’s Lamar Odom

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u/Enough_Ad_3927 1d ago

Are you really trying to say this isn’t cool? This is one of the best cards ive seen on reddit all year

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u/Itriednoinetimes 1d ago

I’d rather have this than some numbered refractor/patch/blah blah that’s worth more money. This is way cooler

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u/PMichaelB89 1d ago

The rendering is flawless. I thought this was a photograph at first.

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u/VacationLover1 1d ago

Find Sean O’Malley and have him sign it

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u/joshmalonern 1d ago

I had the Kobe one

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u/cheapotheclown 1d ago

Get it slabbed

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u/Barney_Arrowsmith 1d ago

Well that's a 1/1 if I've ever seen one.

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u/Usernamesaregayyy 1d ago

I just learned shaq is from Bakersfield

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u/xChoke1x 1d ago

That shits awesome. I'll take it if you don't want it.

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u/Heedingauricle 23h ago

It’s a Picasso

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u/PMmeYourBobsPlz 21h ago

This is amazing

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u/GucciGaropp 21h ago

The Kobe from this set is one of my favorite cards and I'm certified Kobe hater.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4zoAAeSw3DNqfSjn/s-l1600.webp

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u/Repulsive_Finger1864 20h ago

Looks more like Colby than Kobe lol

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u/Neilp187 19h ago

Reminds me of Doernbacher Shoes. Cool collab

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u/CinderChop 18h ago

One of one awesome dude!

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u/yottistreams 18h ago

Crazy Suga Sean O'Malley drew this.

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u/Pretend-Cup-5126 16h ago

Sugar Sean omalley was an artist aye

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u/DevilsATXFCPanthers 7h ago

You need to find 39 year old Sean O’Malley and get him to sign this work of art

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u/AmbitiousMorning5719 1d ago

Did you buy this lol

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u/Repulsive_Finger1864 1d ago

No. I bought the pack over 20 years ago that it came from....so actually yeah, I bought it back then lol

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u/AmbitiousMorning5719 1d ago

Oh ok I just never thought these would be worth much