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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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# 141 NoTiCe_O @ 08/07/12 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyp180


	I hope you know when people refer to "the decision" they are not primarily talking about his decision to leave cleveland for miami and play with wade and bosh. "The Decision" refers the live special aired on ESPN where he publicly announced that he would leave cleveland for miami. Its one thing for him to leave his hometown but the way he went about doing it was a terrible business decision and really hurt his public image. Not to mention the way him, wade, and bosh went on stage like they were rock stars and celebrated as if they had just won the finals. If you don't think the decision affected him negatively you must either live in miami or only associate yourself with people who are lebron james fans. The fact that the Heat are the most hated team in the league should be evidence enough that the decision hurt his image. Him winning MVP and the finals this year however is the best possible thing that could have happened to his career at this point.

I don't live in Miami and don't really know much LeBron James fans personally. But if you think that LeBron's decision special that aired on ESPN didn't draw tons of attention then your mistaken, it was the highest rated show on television that night.

In the social media age that we live in any publicity is good publicity, anyone remember "Rebeca Black - Friday" song, 36 million views on youtube, but almost every comment is negative. Whether or not people like you or hate doesn't matter, all that matters is that they're talking about you. LeBron may be hated now, but the haters just add to the fans that he already has.

# 142 MielVB @ 08/07/12 05:59 PM

I like LeBron, but the dude has a giant Chosen1 tattoo on his back. Don't make it sound like he's Donald Trump.

# 143 NoTiCe_O @ 08/07/12 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	and again this is not about LeBron, this is about you wishing Live has some kind of substance which you choose to ignore even though there is no evidence to support this stance ... and to add to that, you're basing this all off of a fake cover sent by a no named person

Ok, you must just be skipping points. This is about LeBron, because his image holds weight in today's society, and I don't think he would put his image just anything, or on a game that's similar to NBA Elite quality wise.

You somehow translated that into me thinking that because LeBron James is on the cover of this game it must be bomb, No. Never said that.

IF LeBron james is on the cover of this game then I think it can't be as bad as Elite. If LeBron is not on the cover, then i think the quality of this game is still up in the air.

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Originally Posted by MielVB


	I like LeBron, but the dude has a giant Chosen1 tattoo on his back. Don't make it sound like he's Donald Trump.

Exactly! The man will walk around with a shirt that has his own face on it. If LeBron is going to put his image on something he wants you to know about it. So would he put his image on NBA Live 13 if he knew it was going to be terrible? Especially when everything else he puts his image on he boasts?

# 144 King_B_Mack @ 08/07/12 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	Not fabricating anything in my mind, never said game would be bomb, i said if LeBron was gonna be on the cover of this game then it couldn't be another NBA Elite. I'm sure he would do some research before putting his image on something. Gilbert Arenas at his best was no where as marketable as LeBron is now. LeBron is already paid and makes about 40 million off endorsements a year, money alone can't be his sole reason for being on the cover (if it is him). Gilbert Arenas would have taken any endorsement possible at that time. LeBron chooses who he wants to endorse because he is LeBron "King" James and has been dealing with business endorsements and situations since high school. He knows what he's doing. Now I believe that if the cover really is LeBron James and he chose to put his image this game then Live 13 must have something to offer us gamers in terms of quality.

I will once again say, I wish I could've played whatever copy of Live it was that hooked some of you dudes so hardcore that you'll say anything to defend and believe in EA. I don't care how much money LeBron already has in endorsements he'll sell you a box of **** covered crackers if he's getting paid out the *** for it. That's like saying State Farm is the best insurance to have cause LeBron put his name on it. Or Hanes is the best underwear cause Jordan is a good business man. I'll let Dave Chappelle explain it better than any of us.

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# 145 NoTiCe_O @ 08/07/12 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack


	I will once again say, I wish I could've played whatever copy of Live it was that hooked some of you dudes so hardcore that you'll say anything to defend and believe in EA. I don't care how much money LeBron already has in endorsements he'll sell you a box of ** covered crackers if he's getting paid out the * for it. That's like saying State Farm is the best insurance to have cause LeBron put his name on it. Or Hanes is the best underwear cause Jordan is a good business man. I'll let Dave Chappelle explain it better than any of us.

Thing is I'm not defending EA, they're still accountable for producing a good game.

I wanna play whatever copy of Live you played to have such bias against a gaming company that didn't force you to buy their product?

# 146 FreeChico93 @ 08/07/12 09:02 PM

2k didnt want all the negativity that comes with lebron, such as people still hating him for the "decision". Basically all the people who hate lebron wouldnt buy the game, just because lebron is on the cover. I know people who would rather kwame brown and greg oden on the cover over lebron. So honestly if this is the cover of Live, just know you are losing people just because lebron is on the cover.

# 147 sportzbro @ 08/07/12 10:00 PM

Cover looks like trash. Real talk.

# 148 cavsfan2 @ 08/07/12 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	I don't live in Miami and don't really know much LeBron James fans personally. But if you think that LeBron's decision special that aired on ESPN didn't draw tons of attention then your mistaken, it was the highest rated show on television that night. In the social media age that we live in any publicity is good publicity, anyone remember "Rebeca Black - Friday" song, 36 million views on youtube, but almost every comment is negative. Whether or not people like you or hate doesn't matter, all that matters is that they're talking about you. LeBron may be hated now, but the haters just add to the fans that he already has.

The hell kind of nonsense is this. Lebron went from being an extremely well liked athlete to the most scrutinized athlete EVER. How is that positive? The difference between lbj and rebbecca black is that nobody knew who she was so in her case "any publicity is good publicity" is true. Before the decision lebron already had all of the attention and media attention in the world, the only thing that changed was that the attention went from mostly positive to mostly negative.

# 149 Boilerbuzz @ 08/08/12 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	Not fabricating anything in my mind, never said game would be bomb, i said if LeBron was gonna be on the cover of this game then it couldn't be another NBA Elite. I'm sure he would do some research before putting his image on something.

I guess Kevin Durant didn't do his research then?

# 150 Boilerbuzz @ 08/08/12 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cavsfan2


	The hell kind of nonsense is this. Lebron went from being an extremely well liked athlete to the most scrutinized athlete EVER. How is that positive?

It's truth. Not nonsense unfortunately. Like it or not, we're in that world now. Instead of compliments, you get jokes. It's all entertainment. Look at James. Look at Rebecca Black. Look at Lindsay Lohan. Look at, Jerry Sandusky. The media knows full well that hate sells just as much as love if not more sometimes. Sad, huh?

# 151 NoTiCe_O @ 08/08/12 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	I guess Kevin Durant didn't do his research then?

Well if Live 10 was any indication to Durant of how Elite 11 would turn out them i'm sure he thought it'd be alright. But If NBA Elite 11 is any indication to LeBron of how Live 13 will turn out then i'm sure he'd wanna hold out from being a cover boy for another year.

And your above post is one of the realest posts i've read on this site.

# 152 Nunubn2012 @ 08/08/12 10:11 AM

I think that's the cover, it just aint gone be colorful....

# 153 jwtucker710 @ 08/08/12 10:36 AM

EA must have paid Kevin Durant for the cancelled Elite 11 cover two years ago, so I wonder if they'll use him for 13? I didn't care for that cover then, but like the choice for Durant. Next choice might be Derrick Rose. That said, if what was done in the past, the fans voted for the cover, like for Madden & NCAA. Why haven't we gotten that yet? I know it's still early, 2 months away, but usually EA does the cover right after the NBA draft. So, a little puzzling. If we fans don't hear more about Live 13 in the next two to three weeks, I WILL wonder if the game is coming out.

# 154 Ermolli @ 08/08/12 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jwtucker710


	EA must have paid Kevin Durant for the cancelled Elite 11 cover two years ago, so I wonder if they'll use him for 13? I didn't care for that cover then, but like the choice for Durant. Next choice might be Derrick Rose. That said, if what was done in the past, the fans voted for the cover, like for Madden & NCAA. Why haven't we gotten that yet? I know it's still early, 2 months away, but usually EA does the cover right after the NBA draft. So, a little puzzling. If we fans don't hear more about Live 13 in the next two to three weeks, I WILL wonder if the game is coming out.

Did you realize both Durant and Rose are in NBA 2K13' cover? No way they can be in Live.

# 155 jwtucker710 @ 08/08/12 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ermolli


	Did you realize both Durant and Rose are in NBA 2K13' cover? No way they can be in Live.

Yeah, you're right. Along with Blake Griffin. I didn't really look at 2K's cover. I thought it was just Griffin. My bad. Besides Lebron, who would make a good cover for Live 13? They already had Howard from 2010. Carmello, again? Chris Paul? Roy Hibbert? (kidding). :0)

# 156 jwtucker710 @ 08/08/12 11:32 AM

If you go to Amazon.com, look up LIVE 13, says it will be released on Dec. 31st. Hmm ...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D14220161&field-keywords=NBA+Live+13

# 157 jwtucker710 @ 08/08/12 11:40 AM

I think EA was trying to make Elite 11 too much like NHL, with all the player controls. Nice idea, but basketball isn't hockey and the programming didn't go over very well. They wanted to give the game user the same feel as NHL, my view. NHL's a good game, one of the better games EA puts out. But it won't translate over to a basketball sim.

# 158 scottyp180 @ 08/08/12 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NoTiCe_O


	Thing is I'm not defending EA, they're still accountable for producing a good game. I wanna play whatever copy of Live you played to have such bias against a gaming company that didn't force you to buy their product?

.....the nba elite demo...that is reason enough to have no faith in EA. And if that didn't do it then the negative opinions of Live 13 from people who played early versions of the game have also diminished expectations.

Live 13 can be a good game but at this point there has been no indication of that and a rumor of Lebron being on the cover will not make the game any better. A cover athlete has never determined how good a game is going to be. Going by what you are saying about Lebron' business mind and looking into what he puts his name on he would learn this: Live has not released in 2 years, the last time it was going to release it was cancelled, and the previous 5 or so Live titles that have come out have done bad both critical and in terms of sales (being below that competition in both). Even if he played a version of Live 13 he couldn't have played anything much better than what was shown at E3, which makes the game sound less than impressive to say the least. Besides money and maybe promises EA made about what the game could be Lebron has nothing to make him believe that this game will be good.

# 159 scottyp180 @ 08/08/12 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jwtucker710


	If you go to Amazon.com, look up LIVE 13, says it will be released on Dec. 31st. Hmm ... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D14220161&field-keywords=NBA+Live+13

that's probably just because they don't have a date yet. I know that when gamestop doesn't have a release date they usually put the last day of the year or the first day of the year, depending on the year it is suppose to release.

# 160 jwtucker710 @ 08/08/12 01:45 PM

I'm with a lot of people on the idea that there needs to be more indication that LIVE is coming out. What is EA waiting for? The Olympics to be over, for Lebron to win gold and come back to South Beach. There has to be some form of a game build at this point. I agree that you don't necessarily have to release at the same time of 2K, but EA needs to let consumers know what's up? I think if the game wasn't coming out, EA would have come forward with a press release.

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