For $ 4.6 million: Doncic broke another record

Dallas star Luca Doncic celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday (Sunday), but it turns out he got another reason to celebrate when he broke another record, this time off the field. A rare signed card of the young Slovenian star was sold for a record $ 4.6 million.

Doncic’s signed rookie card offered for sale was eventually sold for a record $ 4.6 million per basketball player’s card, with only one sports player’s card sold for a higher amount, that of the legendary 1952 baseball player Mickey Mantel, who was sold. For $ 5.2 million.

The sale broke quite a few records, when compared to the deal in question for the purchase of Doncic’s rookie card, Yannis Antokompo’s card sold for $ 1.812 million last September and that of LeBron James sold for $ 1.8 million in July. In addition, legendary football player Tom Brady’s rookie card sold for close to $ 600,000 in January, baseball player Mike Trout’s card sold for $ 4 million and also the legendary 1992 Michael Jordan card from Allstar 1992 sold for $ 1.4 million earlier this month. .