Karl-Anthony Towns Nets $72,000 for Rare Yoshinobu Yamamoto Card
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New York Knicks forward-center Karl-Anthony Towns has parted with a prized piece of his sports memorabilia collection, selling a rare Yoshinobu Yamamoto trading card for $72,000.
The transaction, reported on Friday, November 21, 2025, involved a limited-edition card featuring Yamamoto, the highly regarded Japanese pitcher who made the jump to Major League Baseball. Specific details about the buyer and the platform used for the sale were not disclosed, but the final price underscores the growing market for high-grade, hard-to-find sports cards.
Towns, 30, is known for his extensive hobby collections outside basketball. The six-time All-Star joined the Knicks ahead of the 2025–26 NBA season after spending the first decade of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Source: New York Post
