I would not say any of them are close family friends or anything but I’ve gotten some opportunities before/after games and off the court to meet some of these truly larger than life athletes.

This one is especially notable because I literally traded for this card AS RODMAN WAS WALKING RIGHT PAST ME. It was during an impromptu trade night at a Holiday Inn during a Chantilly Show couple of years back. @MojoSports might remember what I’m talking about. The dude was not happy that the hotel got his reservation wrong (Dennis Rodman, not Mojo lol).

I’ll have to tell the full story another time and I actually wrote about the experience for the now shuttered Basketball Card Fanatic magazine, but I promise to share the full article one day soon right here on Mantel!

PS: that super thick patch is part of his sneaker!