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NBA 2K9 Cover Athlete Press Release

07:11 PM - May 22, 2008 by Steve_OS

2K Sports to Reveal Cover Athlete for NBA® 2K9
During Pre-Game Show for Game One of the NBA Finals on June 5

Fans can now visit new 2K Sports Community Site to predict next cover athlete and win exclusive prizes

New York, NY – May 22, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that the cover athlete for the highly anticipated basketball video game NBA 2K9 will be revealed through a 30 second TV spot scheduled to air during the NBA Countdown pre-game show for Game One of the 2008 NBA Finals, June 5 on ABC

As part of revealing the new cover athlete, 2K Sports has launched a new community web site, www.2ksports.com/nba2k9, where registered participants can predict the cover athlete for NBA 2K9 from a selection of 16 NBA players. Fans who predict correctly will be entered into a special drawing for the opportunity to win exclusive prizes.

“We’re extremely excited to offer this online promotion to our loyal community of 2K Sports fans, as we think it’s a fantastic opportunity for us to interact more closely with them through a refreshingly fun and rewarding experience,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “The NBA 2K franchise is king among basketball players and passionate fans who know and understand basketball. Revealing our cover athlete prior to Game One affords us a unique opportunity to capitalize on the anticipation surrounding the NBA Finals while simultaneously generating excitement for the release of NBA 2K9.”

To enter in the NBA 2K9 cover athlete reveal sweepstakes, participants must register from May 22 - June 4. Official contest rules and other important information can be found on www.2ksports.com/nba2k9. Fans will guess the NBA 2K9 cover athlete from a list of NBA players provided, and all entrants that are correct will be entered into a random drawing to win the sweepstakes prizes on June 5. One grand prize winner will receive the NBA 2K9 cover athlete’s authentic, autographed NBA jersey, along with a copy of NBA 2K9 on the platform of their choice. Ten other first prize winners will also receive a copy of NBA 2K9. All winners will receive their copy of NBA 2K9 upon release of the game.

NBA 2K9, which is being developed by Visual Concepts, is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available this fall for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com.

The 2008 NBA Finals are currently scheduled to tip off on June 5 at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC.

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# 61 Fabric @ 05/25/08 05:59 AM

I voted for Brandon Roy, because as someone else mentioned he is not that well known by casual fans and plays on one of the most interesting, young teams in the NBA. With that said I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a Paul repeat

I seriously doubt that the silhouette on the front page is the player in question - but if that is the case, I'd say it's Iguoadala based on that picture

# 62 HotSauce2k3 @ 05/25/08 09:13 AM

For me it screams out Iguodala, and I'd put money on that too. AFAIK, the Sixer's jersey is pretty much the only one with that wide shoulder as shown on the dunker's right shoulder in the pic, at least to me. And if you search some dunk pics of AI, that's exactly how he goes up for a dunk.

Also with TakeTwo's budget that most likely rules out bigger names.

My second guess would be Brandon Roy.

# 63 fatboy @ 05/25/08 12:19 PM

Wow, this is awesome! thank god 2k still considered releasing the game for the ps2, Im planning to make the jump to next gen later of this year but in the meantime, I still get to enjoy the ps2 version. hope they make a few of the glitches corrected.

As for the cover athlete hope its Lebron, highly doubt it though.

# 64 jewelz1132 @ 05/25/08 12:21 PM

the only thing thats confusing me is the shadow dunking with its left hand...

# 65 t216 @ 05/25/08 02:36 PM

Chris bosh looks like a possible candidate. Check it out guys.

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# 66 youvalss @ 05/25/08 04:45 PM

I think it's Isiah Thomas...

# 67 btow3 @ 05/26/08 12:35 AM

i dont think it's a silhouette of anybody that's a kobe/tmac dunk from 2k8.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/azn3batman/SSPX8682.jpg

# 68 jewelz1132 @ 05/26/08 04:30 AM

the silhouette is dunking with the left hand..so if thats the real thing then its chris bosh

# 69 eDotd @ 05/26/08 01:38 PM

You do know that Chris Bosh isn't the only person to ever dunk with his left hand, right?

# 70 mizzta21 @ 05/26/08 01:41 PM

DJ Mbenga

# 71 Vince @ 05/26/08 02:18 PM

please no KG. Go with young up and coming players.

Does it matter than KG was on Live 2001?

# 72 Moses Shuttlesworth @ 05/26/08 03:06 PM

I say CP3, once again.

edit: nvm i didnt look at the image they gave us.

# 73 rspencer86 @ 05/26/08 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizzta21


	DJ Mbenga

Forget it, NBA Live has already him locked up.

# 74 elprez98 @ 05/26/08 07:12 PM

Its going to be CP3 for the repeat. He has the near star power(probably with a lower asking price) of Kobe and Lebron after this year's accomplishments. Plus it looks good to have had him on the cover last year and he ended up beastin' the league in the real games.

# 75 KaptnKirk12 @ 05/26/08 07:38 PM

I voted LeBron, but I could easily see a number of guys on the cover.

# 76 WilliamWilliamson @ 05/26/08 08:02 PM

I think it's J SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE

# 77 MessenjahMatt @ 05/26/08 11:14 PM

Probably Garnett, with the turnaround season the Celtics had and all the hype surrounding them.

Either way, it's gonna be Jordan for me though

# 78 jewelz1132 @ 05/26/08 11:31 PM

XIs..nice

# 79 cdubdiggity @ 05/28/08 03:36 PM

Well I picked bosh...but CLEARY that siloutte is dunking with his RIGHT hand....look @ the fingers....and the legs...i just noticed it...

If u were dunking with ur left hand...ur right foot would be foward...

His left foot is foward...and look @ his hand...it can be interchanged...they did it like tht to confuse people...that can be either left or right handed....its Kevin Garnett....

It all depends on which way u look @ it...its an illusion actually...if u look @ it from the top its left handed...but from the waist section he looks right handed...2k wouldnt make it THAT easy to jus see he's left handed...

they knew people would see the left hand first and pick from that...but trust me...its KG...

# 80 Jonesy @ 05/28/08 08:17 PM

Yeah but is that even an outline of the actual player or just a random picture they have used?

From a marketing standpoint LeBron is the obvious choice but i guess it depends if they are willing to part with that amount of money to pay for him.

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