Rare Cooper Flagg Rookie Card Found in Rhode Island Card Break

A highly coveted one-of-one rookie card of NBA star Cooper Flagg was discovered during a live-streamed card break in Rhode Island on Monday night, an event that has sent shockwaves through the sports collectibles world. The card, which features a patch from the jersey Flagg wore during his NBA debut and his autograph, is expected to be worth millions of dollars.

The card was pulled by members of RhodyBreakers, a division of the Baseball Cards of Rhode Island retail store, while they were opening boxes for a customer during a live stream on YouTube. The breakers, Chris Card and Chris Louth, were opening packs of the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Basketball set for a customer identified as Jason Williams, who had purchased the rights to all Dallas Mavericks cards in the break. The card itself is a placeholder; the owner must redeem it directly from Topps to receive the actual memorabilia.

The discovery immediately reignited a major bounty offered by the Dallas Mavericks, Flagg's team. The franchise had previously announced a "1 of 1 for 32" package for whoever found the card, which includes two premium lower-level season tickets for 32 years, a signed and game-worn Flagg rookie...