Kevin O’Leary may be eyeing a role in a ping pong movie, but on the SAG Awards 2026 red carpet, he was showing off a different kind of sport.
The investor-turned-actor paired his flashy suit with an even flashier accessory: a Michael Jordan–Kobe Bryant autographed basketball card necklace. O’Leary, one of only three people to buy the card in August for $12.9 million, told AP that the rare “one-of-one” collector’s item is now valued at an astonishing $19.2 million.
“I look at this card the same way you’d look at buying a Picasso in 1962,” he said, highlighting that the historic piece has “outperformed crypto.”
Kevin O’Leary may be eyeing a role in a ping pong movie, but on the SAG Awards 2026 red carpet, he was showcasing a different kind of sport.
Kevin O’Leary may be eyeing a role in a ping pong movie, but on the SAG Awards 2026 red carpet, he was showing off a very different kind of sport.
The investor-turned-actor walked the carpet with his wife, Linda O’Leary, wearing a Michael Jordan–Kobe Bryant autographed basketball card as a necklace—customized with a diamond-encrusted Tiffany frame and dazzling chain. While O’Leary admitted he wasn’t sure how much the bespoke bling added to the card’s value, a similar—but far smaller—Tiffany chain retails for $275,000.
O’Leary, one of just three people to buy the card in August for $12.9 million, told AP that the rare “one-of-one” collector’s item is now worth an astonishing $19.2 million. “I brought this back because I want to bring Kobe back to LA on such a big night in the city,” he said of the late sports legend. “It’s the first time we brought it out; I thought it would be great for the red carpet.”
The card is already historic: it set a record last year for the highest price ever paid for a sports card and ranks as the second most expensive sports collectible of all time, only behind Babe Ruth’s 1932 jersey.
Kevin O’Leary stars as cutthroat businessman Milton Rockwell in the Oscar-nominated film “Marty Supreme,” acting opposite Timothée Chalamet as the titular table tennis player.
For the movie’s red carpet debut, the “Shark Tank” star matched his Tiffany-powered basketball card necklace with a sequined tuxedo jacket and added two bold watches with bright red bands.
While O’Leary isn’t up for an individual award tonight, “Marty Supreme” is in the running for several honors, including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
