Duke basketball: Zion Williamson trading card sells for nearly $100K

Duke basketball legend Zion Williamson (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Duke basketball legend Zion Williamson (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A signed trading card of former Duke basketball standout Zion Williamson was sold for nearly $100K on eBay over the weekend.

Money and Zion Williamson have been a hot topic over recent weeks, but there’s a person in the world that is willing to roll out the big bucks for the former Duke star.

A signed trading card of Williamson that was posted as an auction on eBay sold for nearly $100,000 over the weekend, as The Action Network’s Darren Rovell tweeted.

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The exact amount of the auction went for $99,800 as the seller also has to pay a comical $3.85 shipping fee.

There were 182 bids on the auction, but the buyer has yet to pay for the card and complete the sale.

Zion Williamson, who has already put together a decorated career, has not even finished his rookie season as the New Orleans Pelicans are set to take part in the NBA’s resumed season on July 30 in Orlando, Florida.

After sweeping the National Player of the Year awards in his only season at Duke, Williamson was the No. 1 overall pick of the Pelicans in the 2019 NBA Draft and injured his knee in the preseason, forcing him to be sidelined until late January.

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In the young star’s time before games, he usually always signed autographs for fans, even taking pictures with fans dating back to his Duke days, but because of tightened security and regulations in the NBA, he focused more on autographs in his professional career.

Zion Williamson is averaging 23.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season after only seeing the floor in 19 games prior to the suspended season.

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Whoever won the signed card is either a major Zion Williamson fan or hoping to make a major profit on his investment down the road as the former Duke star seems poised to take over the league in a handful of years.