Kevin O’Leary Unveils 101-Carat Diamond Necklace Featuring Jordan-Kobe Logoman Card

Kevin O’Leary arrived at the Actor Awards red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles wearing a black sequined suit and a headline-grabbing custom Tiffany-mounted necklace that framed a Michael Jordan–Kobe Bryant Logoman trading card, planting a kiss on the piece in a video he posted to X and telling photographers, “one of one, baby.” The 71-year-old, attending as a Marty Supreme star and a nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, made the pendant the evening’s unmistakable prop.

Outlets and the video description identify the setting as Tiffany white gold with a heavy diamond surround, but reported specifics diverge. E! described the piece as a "101-carat Tiffany diamond necklace," and captured O’Leary saying on camera, “The weight of this thing is, like, two pounds of solid gold and diamonds.” Yahoo reported the display as framed by 100 carats of Tiffany diamonds set in 2.2 pounds of Tiffany white gold. Both figures were presented publicly on March 1 at the Actor Awards, which was hosted by Kristen Bell and streamed on Netflix that night.

The centerpiece trading card is identified in photographic coverage as a Dual Logoman Autograph card signed by Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, with HITC specifying the issue as a 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autograph. Yahoo reported O’Leary acquired the card in August 2025 for $12.932 million with partners Matt Allen and Paul Warshaw, a purchase O’Leary has since reframed publicly as an appreciating asset. On the red carpet he offered a summary of that position: “We brought Kobe back to L.A. That’s a one of one dual logo, man, signed with Jordan as well. It’s a $20 million card in 2.2 pounds of Tiffany white gold and 100 carats of Tiffany diamonds. I mean, we’re rockin’ it tonight, baby, that’s it.”

Beyond spectacle, O’Leary cast the necklace as part of a broader alternative-asset strategy. In coverage quoting his remarks, he said, “It’s going to be a part of an index that I’m going to continue to grow along with my partners. We look at it no different than our bitcoin holdings, our ethereum holdings, our gold holdings…” He added, “It’s no different than collectible watches, in some way. It’s so rare that the prices continue to appreciate, and they seem to defy recessions.” Those comments position the mounted card not only as a memorial to Kobe Bryant, whom O’Leary said he wanted to “bring back to LA,” but also as a liquid, indexed holding alongside cryptocurrencies and precious metals.

Photographs from the red carpet supplied with coverage carry Frazer Harrison/WireImage credit. With public claims ranging from a $12.932 million August 2025 purchase with partners Matt Allen and Paul Warshaw to a current $20 million valuation and competing technical figures for carat weight and metal weight, the necklace functions equally as jewelry, certified memorabilia and a market announcement. Whether described as 100 or 101 carats, and whether the mounting weighs two pounds or 2.2 pounds, the piece has already altered the conversation around how high‑end collectibles can be displayed, marketed and positioned as investable assets on a celebrity red carpet.