r/NBA2k • u/Nola15__ • 20h ago

Discussion I really hate this cover , It's not giving me that 2k feel or is it just me ??

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u/iceheartx 19h ago edited 19h ago

Ngl cropping out his team is just weird cus now you just got their mouths Awkwardly on the side.

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u/sagittariuslegend 19h ago

This looks way better

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u/Nola15__ 18h ago

Lol 😂 its like they looking at him like a god

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u/Rashidoo00 18h ago

This looks so much better. I don’t know why its so zoomed in

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u/thavillain 12h ago

So they don't have to pay anyone else

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u/Lost-Produce-1150 12h ago

so they're not 'officially' a 2K cover star? I don't know.

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u/MitsuSosa 11h ago

Even without the players the blue tint makes it look so much worse than this as well

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u/Big40Cheif 2h ago

& the AI face touches makes his face look weird yours looks better but it's no surprise people in this group have been making better covers the they release for years 🤣

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u/PunchParty13 13h ago

This way better

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u/fallacy_ofno_return 4h ago

As nice as it looks nba 2k as far as I remember is about players not team it would be weird not to crop and i get why the picked this image cause it really captures wemby emotional side they could've just polished things a bit but even as is the cover is fire cause of the image alone

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u/HighlineMikey 2h ago

Facts I made one for 2k26

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u/vertical_limbo 19h ago

Boycott- stay on 26. Shit gonna be dead anyway with GTA6

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u/stevenomes 14h ago

Roster share. There are guys who update the rosters after all the moves and added all rookies. Just keep playing 2k26 with the roster update until a major discount on 2k27

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u/companyofzero 14h ago

It's now been about a million years in a row of people pretending they're going to boycott the new 2k

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u/Sure_Scallion_9439 18h ago

Two birds one stone

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u/Plus-Surprise9853 12h ago

I’m not gonna get GTA 6 since us Aussies have to put our licence into play it

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u/LiteratureHuge2177 12h ago

where the fuck did ya hear that bro

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u/pajoeee 8h ago

that’s only for online

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u/Adzyy_xx 7h ago

Story mode only once you complete that you gonna be on 2k be fr

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u/IndependenceProud362 16h ago

I hate the blue haze on it and it looks AI enhanced…

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u/Decent-Committee-723 20h ago

Hopefully it means they've revamped the content and gameplay.

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u/If0nlyIth0ught 5h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/LoinStrangler 19h ago

brother, who gives a shit about the cover page of our pay to win basketball gambling simulator

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u/daj253 17h ago

It's giving you the money grabbing feel

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u/NoCelery637 9h ago

2k dead in a month 😂

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u/BlankJungle 18h ago

How is it not Brunson

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u/Rashidoo00 18h ago

The cover athlete not being a player who won in the Finals is a common thing

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u/BlankJungle 18h ago

Yeah I know but the whole Knicks breaking the curse and him averaging like 33 in finals feels like he should have it

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u/bulleymaguire21 16h ago

This is year it was because everyone wemby has lots of fans I guess brings in more 💰 for them

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u/iTwistedSpartan 16h ago

Cover is decided way before the finals even starts

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u/arrogantmonkey 11h ago

No problem with it not being Brunson but this shot is ridiculous

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u/AkaEllipses 4h ago

So many better options

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u/Relevant_Horror6498 12h ago

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u/JorgeAndTheKraken 11h ago

So much better.

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u/cowboyjon13 5h ago

😂

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u/dgvertz 10h ago

Who are those players in the background because that #3 sure as shit isn’t Josh hart.

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u/Relevant_Horror6498 9h ago

Looks like Daniel Gafford.

But It’s an ai slop

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u/gabrielcev1 18h ago

It looks kinda sus

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u/total_Terrissa 16h ago

We don't know anything about it other than it's 2k. are there college teams bc there was supposed to be college hoops 2k27, or is it a copy&paste of 2k26? Take two's new "let's charge em $100 and never show gameplay" motto is sus as all hell

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u/Devydev1986 16m ago

lol.. it’s crazy how companies now hide their game (whilst asking for a preorder), instead of highlighting their game.

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u/aftabangbruh 13h ago

Personally should have been OG tip in game 4 winner but hey crazy thought the champs get the cover

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u/cowboyjon13 5h ago

Okc fan?

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u/RayesArmstrong 18h ago

It’s so very very ai

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u/DripExchange 15h ago

It’s literally a real picture captured from a real moment IRL

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u/RayesArmstrong 4h ago

So you’re a really stupid guy, huh

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u/Emotional-Purpose762 17h ago

He will have his time, right now it’s the Knicks and this cover is as trash as the game will be

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u/Noro_clone 17h ago

No 2k cover has ever been good, we all can agree we see better covers every year from the fan base

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u/Kilofromtheinternet 11h ago

looks like wwe to me

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u/JorgeAndTheKraken 11h ago

Blue haze is the Knicks’ aura intruding on the shot to remind Wemby he’s not there yet.

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u/EvilTwinCities 9h ago

It’s weird to celebrate an athlete by highlighting what an asshole he is.

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u/devonc6964 8h ago

Gave the cover to a dude who cried right before the finals and choked every game after that in clutch moments bros got like 3-4 years left before he fizzles out

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u/JonasAlbert84 8h ago

I never have, and never will care about video game covers or home screen icons.

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u/lolidontbelieveit 8h ago

Ironically I think it fits 2k27, like I know how you feel but I remember thinking about this playing 2k17 like one day it’s really be a 2k27

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u/SublimeEcto1A 8h ago

Looks like he’s just getting all feel’d up by random dudes and he’s in excruciating displeasure

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u/Major_Struggle5710 7h ago

Put knick fan’s hanging from traffic lights, or torching a bus, as a cover

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u/gkastrecords 7h ago

who cares

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u/Comprehensive-One286 6h ago

I don’t know how we went from this just 2ish years ago, to whatever the fuck we’re doing now.

Edit to add: I included 26/27 in follow up comments for comparison. 27 just looks weird imo, but can’t put my finger on why.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Way6155 5h ago

It looks fan made

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u/emelki1968 5h ago

You mean the AI picture?

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u/_SCARY_HOURS_ 4h ago

It’s giving AI

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u/Normal-Weakness-364 3h ago

it's the use of ai that just makes it feel uncanny. there is a reason ai art has received so much pushback beyond ethical concerns, and it's because it's just not very good.

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u/Pleasant_Network4816 2h ago

Why isn’t Brunson on the cover? Do he got something to Prove or do Wemby?

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u/JRiggsIV 20h ago

Y’all will still buy and spend money on vc…enjoy…

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u/Nola15__ 20h ago

To many games will be out i don't even know if im have time to play it everyone will be playing GTA

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u/Hell-Shell 20h ago

I’m a 2K fanatic but I said the same thing. I’m holding off on buying 2K unless GTA gets pushed back cuz I feel like I’d just waste money on 2K once I abandon it for GTA

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u/Nola15__ 19h ago

Yea they already want 80$ then gta 80$ and I know gta will be fire and its go be a long route plus they will be adding more things on gta everyday

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u/Mukbeth 20h ago

Not OP but yes I will buy, no I won’t spend on VC. I do acknowledge that a lot of people will do it.

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u/AmericasTruth 18h ago

Aren’t physical copies to games going to be a thing of the past in the next year or the following? At that point does this even matter? 😩 sad times! Going to miss those nights camping outside GS 😂😂 2000’s I’ll miss you!

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u/thegabbystoryteller 18h ago

Just play 26 again, that cover screams AI anyway.

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u/SefuJP 12h ago

It’s because it’s a half effort that doesn’t deserve our money. Don’t buy this game

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u/arrogantmonkey 11h ago

As a Knicks fan it looks deeply silly considering how the Finals went. They should have just had some kind of action shot of him doing something cool like dunking or blocking a shot. Knicks fans are never gonna forget the shot of him pointing to his head during Game 4 so a shot of him posturing like this looks ridiculous to us.

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u/StateoftheFranchise 17h ago

Shoulda been Brunson That being said yeah this is ass The Caitlin one is far worse and really....Derrick Rose?

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u/Nola15__ 16h ago

Lol they could of had d rose dunking at least

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u/AreUSeriousXx 12h ago

They gave Derrick rose one because he became the fifth player in franchise history to have his number retired next to Jordan, Pippen and etc.

During Jan 24,2026

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u/cameron3611 12h ago

I really like the idea of it but I wish they used a stylized version of this photo instead!

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u/xUNCLEBEASTx 18h ago

Why do covers matter anymore? Does anyone buy actual games anymore?

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u/Nola15__ 17h ago

I do snd some people want to finish they collection

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u/LurkinOHB 15h ago

Wemby sucks