Michael Oher: Fans spot Tuohy family in the background of Ja Morant rookie playing card as it skyrockets in value amid ‘The Blind Side’ drama

A playing card dedicated to Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has appreciated in value after Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple who took former NFL tackle Michael Oher, were spotted in the background.

The Tuohys made headlines last week after Oher, known as the inspiration for the hit 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition nearly two decades ago accusing them of dishonesty by making him sign papers making them his conservators instead of his adoptive parents.

The 37-year-old is now demanding a full accounting of assets as his life story has netted millions of dollars, though he claims to have earned nothing from The Blind Side.

After hitting back by labeling his accusations as “abusive,” the Tuohy family is now seeking to end their conservatorship following his petition.

And amid the drama surrounding their relationship with Oher, eagle-eyed fans singled out the Tuohys on a 2019 Morant rookie playing card, which has since gone viral.

The 2019 card, dedicated to Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, features the Tuohys and some other star names, including rappers Key Glock, Young Dolph and Crunchy Black

Oher, known for inspiring the 2009 hit movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition last week accusing the Tuohys of dishonesty

He claims the couple, pictured with daughter Collins (left) and son SJ (second from left), deceptively made themselves his conservators nearly two decades ago.

Sean and Leigh Anne can be seen behind Grizzlies point guard Morant, who was in his debut NBA season at the time, on a playing card that also features rappers Young Dolph, Crunchy Black and Key Glock and actor Todd Bridges. Dolph passed away in 2021.

However, the presence of the Tuohys during their bitter feud with Oher has caused the card’s value to skyrocket.

According to Action Network, more than 100 cards have been sold on eBay since they were spotted in the background, including unsorted cards for about $55 each.

PSA 10s, which were available late last month for just over $100, are now said to retail for a whopping $550.

Morant therefore obtains one of the most unique and prestigious playing cards available, which will likely only increase in value as the feud between Oher and the Tuohys escalates.

Oher accuses the Tuohys of falsely posing themselves as his adoptive parents, saying that in February 2023 he discovered that the conservatory was not the arrangement he thought it was – and that it did not give him a family connection with them.

Sean and Leigh Anne now plan to complete a consent statement to end the conservatory, attorney Randall Fishman told reporters Wednesday.

Oher’s rags-to-riches story was made into the 2009 Oscar-winning film The Blind Side

Their lawyers said Oher knew full well that he was not adopted. Fishman said Oher mentioned three times that the Tuohys were conservators for him in “I Beat The Odds: From Homeless, To The Blind Side,” Oher’s first book in 2011.

The couple’s lawyers also said the Tuohys and Oher have been estranged for about a decade. Steve Farese said Oher has become “more and more vocal and menacing” over the past decade, and that this is “devastating for the family.”

The Tuohys have called the charges a ridiculous attempt at shakedown, and “a court is not a place to play,” Fishman said. In a statement released by their lawyers on Tuesday, the Tuohys said Oher had threatened to publish a negative news report about them in court unless they paid him $15 million.