Rare Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant rookie jerseys expected to sell for $20 million at auction

• One-of-a-kind Skenes rookie card set for auction

  A one-of-a-kind autographed baseball card featuring a patch of the No. 30 jersey worn by Pirates ace Paul Skenes during his big league debut is heading to auction on Thursday.
  
  ESPN - 1h
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  Kobe Bryant greets Laker Luka Doncic in new L.A. mural based off 2019 meeting at game

  Arutyun Gozukuchikyan's new mural of Kobe Bryant and Luka Doncic captures them embracing each other at a Lakers game in December 2019, a month before Bryant died in a helicopter crash.
  
  Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18

• Spray cans and sunset hues: L.A. artist honors Luka Doncic, Kobe Bryant in Lakers mural

  Arutyun Gozukuchikyan's mural depicts Dončić and Bryant at the last Lakers game Kobe attended.
  
  ESPN - Feb. 26
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  James Harden posts 50-point game vs. Pistons, moves to within 1 of Kobe Bryant for 3rd all-time

  Only Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain have more 50-point games than Harden.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 2h
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  Charizard-Shaped Cheeto Sells For Massive Price At Auction

  [UPDATE] The auction for the Charizard-shaped Cheeto, the "Cheetozard," if you will, has concluded. The item sold for the astronomical price of $72,000 USD . The buyer got a total of $87,840 ...
  
  GameSpot - 1d
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  Pokémon-shaped Cheeto, 'Cheetozard,' sells at auction for $87,840

  A Cheeto shaped like the beloved Pokémon Charizard has sold at auction for a total cost of $87,840
  
  ABC News - 19h
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  Pokémon-shaped Cheeto sells at auction for nearly $88,0000

  A case of Pokémon pareidolia has proven rather profitable for one seller.
  
  NBC News - 15h
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  James Harden posts first 50-point game since leaving Rockets, sits one behind Kobe Bryant on all-time NBA list

  Harden reached the 50-point mark for the 24th time in his career as the Clippers beat the Pistons
  
  CBS Sports - 9h
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  NASCAR countersues Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports over charter dispute

  The sanctioning body's fight against one of the most famous athletes ever continues.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 23h

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  CNBC - 41m

• Wealth creation is booming as multimillionaire population jumps 5.2% in the U.S.

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  MarketWatch - 10m
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  US floats new tariff reprieve for Canada-Mexico trade in latest shift

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  Financial Times - 16m
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  Macy’s Signals Rocky Year Ahead as Retailers Reckon With Trade War

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  The New York Times - 21m