Panini America, the sports and entertainment trading card company, has announced it has entered into a long-term exclusive business partnership with American basketball player and Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant.

As part of the agreement, Durant will serve as a global NBA spokesman for the company and his autographed trading cards and memorabilia will be available exclusively through Panini America. He commented 'I've been proud to work with Panini for the past five years. They've been a great partner in terms of overall support and creativity, and I'm really looking forward to expanding my role with our new commercial and by working with their product development team for years to come'.