In the words of George Costanza, “worlds are colliding.”
Internet sleuths have found a playing card that ties controversial Memphis Grizzlies All-Star guard Ja Morant to former NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher, who wants to end the conservatorship of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
The Action Network’s Darren Rovell reports Morant’s 2019 Panini Chronicles rookie card went viral after it was discovered that the Tuohys are pictured in the background.
Also pictured on the card are rapper Young Dolph, who died in 2021, Key Glock, a rap artist from Memphis, Tenn., and actor Todd Bridges.
After Oher filed his paperwork earlier this week, Rovell reports the card “picked up steam on eBay.”
Rovell says more than 100 cards sold for approximately $55 each.
Some cards graded “PSA 10” went for as much as $550 each.
The same card with the same grade was $100 at the end of July.
Oher claims the Tuohy family made millions off their conservatorship of him after the 2009 Hollywood blockbuster “The Blind Side.”
Attorneys for the Tuohy family deny the allegations but say the couple is willing to end its conservatorship of Oher, who attended Ole Miss before being a first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL Draft.
As for Morant, he made headlines in June when the NBA handed him a 25-game suspension after the 24-year-old appeared to be holding a firearm on a social media live stream in May.
“The league office found that, on May 13, Morant intentionally and prominently displayed a gun while in a car with several other individuals as they were leaving a social gathering in Memphis,” the NBA said in a statement.
“Morant wielded the firearm while knowing that he was being recorded and that the recording was being live streamed on Instagram Live, despite having made commitments to the NBA and public statements that he would not repeat the conduct for which he was previously disciplined.”
Former NFL player Michael Oher, the subject of the hit movie “The Blind Side,” claims Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never officially adopted him.
According to court papers, the Tuohys tricked Oher into signing over the legal authority to use his name in business deals after he turned 18.
The 37-year-old alleged the Tuohys used their conservatorship to make millions in royalties from the 2009 Oscar-nominated film.
“The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward [Oher],” the legal filing said.
Sean Tuohy spoke out against the claims, saying the conservatorship was made to ensure that Oher was eligible to play football at the University of Mississippi.
Oher wants to end the Tuohys’ conservatorship and secure an injunction barring them from using his name and likeness.
He also wants an accounting of the money they’ve already earned off his name, a fair share of the profits, and punitive damages.
This wasn’t the first time the Grizzlies guard was disciplined for wielding a firearm on a live stream.
Morant previously was suspended eight games for brandishing a gun on March 4 at Shotgun Willie’s strip club in Glendale, Colo.
Morant released a public apology for both suspensions, asking the league, teammates and fans for a “chance to prove to you over time I’m a better man than what I’ve been showing you.”