Here's the deal: a bunch of NBA players are cards!

The NBA has entered a licensing agreement with All Pro Deal, allowing caricatures of superstars Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony to appear on playing cards. (Yao is a queen--ouch!) Initially, the plan was to include some Atlanta Hawks, too, but then it would have been impossible to draw a full house.

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