The 2K19 edition will be available worldwide on Sept. NBA 2K has been the top-rated and top-selling NBA video game for 17 years. He also shot a career-best 52.9 percent from the field.īoston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was the cover athlete for last season’s edition of the game. He set new career highs in points (26.9) and rebounds (10.0) per game in addition to dishing out 4.8 assists per game, second-highest of his career. While the cover could appear to feature Cleveland's "The Land" jerseys on first glance, 2K Sports told Bleacher Report James is not wearing any team-specific gear on the cover.Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s meteoric rise to NBA stardom will reach a new level later this summer when he’s featured on the cover of NBA 2K19.Īntetokounmpo unveiled the cover on Instagram, saying he’s, “honored to be the first international player featured on the cover of NBA 2K.”Įarlier this summer, NBA 2K announced that LeBron James would grace the cover of their 20th Anniversary Edition of NBA 2K19.ĭuring the 2017-18 season, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to their second consecutive playoff berth and the team’s most wins since the 2009-10 season. The game will be coming with a double-sided inlay. A LeBron wristband and poster is included in the physical edition.Ĭleveland Cavaliers fans might notice a complete absence of Cavs colors. Being born in Melbourne, Simmons has earned the featured cover art for NBA 2K19 but will only be enjoyed by Australians and New Zealand owners.
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r/nintendo - NBA 2K19s reversible cover still includes the Download Required. This may not be 2k21 but for the price you can enjoy NBA at a next gen. NBA2K19 even has the ugly download required banner on the reverse cover. The cover athlete for NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition is LeBron James, three-time NBA champion and four-time NBA MVP, publisher 2K announced Tuesday morning. LeBron-specific items include a sapphire LeBron MyTEAM card, five LeBron-themed murals for M圜OURT, a LeBron M圜OURT design, Nike apparel and 25 different pairs of LeBron's signature shoe. Most copies have Kyrine donning the Celtics uniform. Those who purchase this particular edition will receive 100,000 Virtual Currency, 50,000 MyTEAM points, 20 MyTEAM League packs and 10 MyTEAM "20th Anniversary" packs. "LeBron’s carefully crafted wording on the NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition cover encapsulate the passion and drive that have elevated him to all-time greatness making him the perfect cover star."Īs is the case with previous special editions, 2K Sports is loading the 20th Anniversary Edition with special features. "This year marks the 30th anniversary for the development team at Visual Concepts and the 20th for the NBA 2K series, so it was important to commemorate this milestone by partnering with the most iconic athlete of this generation in LeBron James," said Alfie Brody, vice president of marketing for NBA 2K. Since June is almost over, a trailer during the first couple weeks of July seems most likely.
It looks like the trailer usually comes out in the early to mid-part of June or July. Inclusion of the phrase will no doubt spark even more debate, with James and 2K steering into the curve of calling him the greatest to ever play. Over the past four years, reveal trailers have appeared on June 5 th for NBA 2K19, July 1 st for NBA 2K20, June 11 th for NBA 2K21, and July 14 th for NBA 2K22. Most reasonable basketball minds have narrowed the "greatest-ever" to James and Michael Jordan.
Those who have followed James' career will immediately recognize phrases like "Strive for Greatness," along with others like "Equality" and "Driven."īasketball Twitterers will almost certainly notice the "G.O.A.T." featured prominently. The 2K19 cover features James and words with special meaning chosen by the four-time MVP.
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