NBA 2K24’s cover athlete will be the legendary Kobe Bryant
Immortalized
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2K has unveiled today that legendary athlete Kobe Bryant will be on the cover of its upcoming basketball gameNBA 2K24.
The five-time NBA champion and all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers will not only be gracing the cover ofNBA 2K24but will also be the center of attention when it comes to the game’s various special editions.
Releasing onPS5,PS4,Xbox Series X|S,Xbox One,Nintendo Switch, and PC this September,NBA 2K24follows on the heels ofNBA2K23which suffered mixed reviews as a result of the game’s microtransactions. Though our sister site GamesRadar did celebrate the fact that these “are largely kept to the background” in itsreview of the title.
Fans are also curious as to whether or not the NBA 2K series will embrace cross-play, allowing it to follow in the footsteps of FIFA and Madden. Should NBA 2K24 live up to these hopes, it may well become one of thebest crossplay gamesin the genre.
This is not the first time that the late Kobe Bryant has been an NBA 2K cover star. The Black Mamba was featured on the cover ofNBA 2K17back in the day.
Though Bryant passed away in 2020, the athlete left an indelible legacy on the sport. NBA commissioner Adam Silver called his “one of the most decorated careers in the history of the sport” (via New York Times). Basketball titan LeBron Jamesfamously remarkedon Bryant’s legacy that “he was a big brother to all of us.”
Seeing Bryant immortalized on the cover of the latest NBA 2K does a great deal to honor the Lakers' late Shooting Guard. After histragic death in a helicopter accidentback in 2020, fans from around the world have come together to honor the mark left by Bryant’s long career. As LeBron James succinctly put it: “Legends never die”.
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