Emoni Bates Autographed Sports Illustrated Cover Print 2019 Born for This 15x20

When browsing over the magazine aisle at your local market, you might expect that the athlete on the cover of SI’s November 2019 edition is an established NBA superstar. However, take a closer look into the subheadings and you soon realize that the cover athlete is 15-year-old sensation, Emoni Bates, who began taking the high school basketball world by storm since his freshman year and is now drawing comparisons to all-time greats like Jordan, Kobe, Magic, and KD. Despite these expectations seeming completely out of reach for a kid who is still in high school, Bates has always been his hardest critic and has held himself to the highest standard since he first picked up a basketball at the age of three in pursuit of greatness.

Joining the likes of Kevin Garnett and LeBron James, Bates became just the fifth high school basketball player to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and has lived up to all expectations as he is now a freshman superstar for the University of Memphis looking to make his leap to the NBA after this season. This Sports Illustrated cover print from November 4th, 2019, is autographed by Emoni Bates. His signature was witnessed by an Upper Deck representative as part of UDA’s 5-step authentication process. This item is not limited.