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Is the NBA Live 13 Cover Athlete, LeBron James?

01:05 PM - August 6, 2012 by Steve_OS

Just received this NBA Live 13 cover art featuring LeBron James, from an anonymous source.

Take it with a grain of salt for now, but it is something we can chew on, while we wait for EA Sports and the NBA Live 13 team to make any announcements, on well... anything.

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# 101 NoTiCe_O @ 08/06/12 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack


	So LeBron won a ring because of The Decision? C'mon now man. If it wasn't for Tiger Woods crashing into a tree after his wife went...well Tiger on him with his clubs, LeBron would have suffered the second biggest PR turnaround in the history of sports. LeBron may eventually recover from The Decision to be a likable athlete again to the masses, but he's now a mere mortal. He's not untouhable the way he was prior and he's lost his aura of invincibility. It's like the difference between seeing Superman for the first time. Seeing him operate and looking unstoppable and then Kryptonite happens and suddenly you realize even Superman can be killed. The Decision without question was a disaster of a business move for LeBron.

In my opinion LeBron is in the prime of his marketability, LeBron James is a household name whether its cause you like him or hate him. Like i said he could be one of the top 3 if not the most marketable athlete in the World. I don't think the decision had any negative affect on him, it helped him in my opinion.

And he did win a ring because of the decision, his decision to join up with Dwade and Bosh was the reason he got a ring.

# 102 sactown_13 @ 08/06/12 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	LeBron is no fool when it comes to marketing, so if he put his name on this game it has to be solid. That's if he is on the cover.

or they just payed him a lot of money. Give me X amount of dollars and i dont care if the game is crap.

# 103 sarlndr @ 08/06/12 11:42 PM

I don't like it.

# 104 NoTiCe_O @ 08/07/12 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sactown_13


	or they just payed him a lot of money. Give me X amount of dollars and i dont care if the game is crap.

I think LeBron is too business minded for that. I don't think he'd put his name on anything just for the money.

# 105 TD511 @ 08/07/12 12:46 AM

I like it, even though I'm not a big LeBron James fan. I hope this is the real cover.

# 106 exposedaking @ 08/07/12 01:00 AM

The colors are horrible, lol it would be ALOT better without them.

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# 107 TD511 @ 08/07/12 01:05 AM

I like the colors

# 108 RayRay34 @ 08/07/12 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by authentic


	I think the release of a cover athlete would put the digital only release rumors to bed.

NFL Blitz had a cover athlete anouncment. I don't think we can say it would put the rumors to bed.

# 109 speedy9386 @ 08/07/12 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	I think LeBron is too business minded for that. I don't think he'd put his name on anything just for the money.

I mean at the end of the day it's just a video game. It's not like it's gonna jeopardize the man's career if the game isn't good.

# 110 authentic @ 08/07/12 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by RayRay34


	NFL Blitz had a cover athlete anouncment. I don't think we can say it would put the rumors to bed.

It's a little different. I doubt Ray Rice got as much as LeBron would if he is on the Live cover. That'd be like saying a cover athlete for NBA Jam would be the same as NBA 2k13. I don't think EA would spend millions of dollars on a cover athlete to release a digital copy of the game.

# 111 Ghost_Ball @ 08/07/12 04:17 AM

The cover looks pretty much legit.
Don't know about the game but the cover is cool.

# 112 fearwhatnow @ 08/07/12 04:40 AM

Most likely on October 2nd they will sell digitally the cover without the game..

# 113 ALidejr @ 08/07/12 04:56 AM

I'm DEF. not a fan of LBJ but this cover art gives me a little hope for the series when I thought all was lost. I really could care less who is on the cover, I just want the game to release I'm tired of attempting to play 2k and rage quitting. I wouldn't even mind a digital release of the game I take my ps3 with me everywhere anyway. Hopefully EA doesn't dog us out AGAIN.

# 114 DBMcGee3 @ 08/07/12 08:32 AM

Fakey McFakerton

# 115 22cedric @ 08/07/12 08:33 AM

To eveyone that saw that NBA Live 13 cover with LeBron James on it I don't think that's the official cover. @EASPORTS didn't confirm it.

# 116 Dantecamp21 @ 08/07/12 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	So are you saying you're willing to stake your professional rep on it being authentic?

No man, I said it COULD be the real cover based on technical aspects that caught my eye.

Even the ones that we know were made by pros aren't 100% popular because everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

# 117 theprocess @ 08/07/12 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dantecamp21


	No man, I said it COULD be the real cover based on technical aspects that caught my eye. Even the ones that we know were made by pros aren't 100% popular because everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

For those who know anything about marketing, which is completely different from Graphic Design:

What do pixels have to do with anything, your argument makes no sense. Anybody with any skill could recreate a piece of advertising. Explain yourself:

I've been a Graphic Designer for over 13 years at a University. There are a million rules that I have to follow when it comes to logos/colors and anything that has branding. There is no way in hell the Heat would allow for their colors to change. The NBA does not own the Miami Heat. The NBA and EA would get their asses taken court in a heartbeat if they released such a cover. Might as well change the cover from pink to gold and purple.

Show me a sports cover from the past where team colors have been changed to something else other than what's under their respective trademarks.

I already stated before that Jay-Zs involvement in the game was not restricted to music only. Trust me when I tell you that this is not the cover, whether or not Lebron is the cover athlete; that's a whole other thread.

# 118 ProfessaPackMan @ 08/07/12 11:05 AM

Are ya'll two like a package deal or something because when one of you posts then the other one follows, usually throwing a shot at OS or whatever.

Anyway, dope cover but put me the group that thinks it's fake as well.

# 119 23 @ 08/07/12 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by captaintuna


	I found this to be strange as well. You would think that a "reputable" site like OS would at least get credible information from trusted sources (and not from an "anonomous email") before posting the info.

You know nothing at all

How many pages is this thread?

Thats the point... its a front page article and people are discussing... it worked for the site, and agian you guys talk too much about stuff when you have no idea whats going on

Just post on topic

# 120 Jay Jay @ 08/07/12 11:48 AM

I think LBJ will be the cover boy but I dont think this is real.

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