Kevin O’Leary wears card featuring Jordan, Kobe, LeBron at 98th Academy Awards

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary made waves for sporting the 2004 Upper Deck Exquisite All NBA Access Pass, affectionately referred to as a Triple Logoman, at the 98th Academy Awards pink carpet on Sunday. It options game-used NBA emblem patches worn by Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

O’Leary had the 1-of-1 numbered, PSA 10-graded card slab from the primary yr Triple Logoman playing cards had been produced inserted right into a bespoke Tiffany & Co. case with “2.2 pounds of white gold” embedded with diamonds and rubies and affixed to a sequence. O’Leary additionally wore a custom-made Dolce & Gabbana jacket that, by his personal admission, took seven months to makestitched by a number of individuals.

The Jordan/James/Bryant Triple Logoman from the 2004 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection has by no means been to public sale, however certainly one of O’Leary’s enterprise companions, Matt Allen, acquired it in 2019 with the assistance of Goldin Auctions’ Ken Goldin in a personal buy.

Sunday did not mark the primary time O’Leary has donated a seven-plus-figure sports activities card as a style assertion.

In early March’s Actor Awards, O’Leary had the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant card cased by Tiffany & Co. right into a holder featuring 101.32 carats of diamonds and 10 carats of rubies and white gold. O’Leary, Allen and entrepreneur Paul Warshaw paid $12.9 million for the card at Heritage Auctions final August — a document paid for a sports activities card.

O’Leary attended the Oscars after enjoying Milton Rockwell, a rich businessman married to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Kay Stone, in “Marty Supreme.”

“Marty Supreme” was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, together with greatest image, director, actor, unique screenplay, casting, cinematography, manufacturing design, enhancing and costume design.