In their young but impressive careers, Rose, Durant and Griffin have each taken the NBA by storm. “I’ve worked closely with 2K Sports since NBA 2K10, and I’m honored to follow in the footsteps of Michael Jordan as the latest Chicago Bull to be featured on the cover.” “It’s a dream come true to be one of the cover athletes for NBA 2K13,” commented Rose, the 2010-11 NBA Most Valuable Player, who led the Bulls to a league-best 50-16 record this season.
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“The NBA 2K series has always been my first choice when I want to get a game in.” “There’s so much young talent around the NBA, so it’s very exciting to be chosen for NBA 2K’s ‘New Dynasty’ alongside Kevin and Derrick,” added Griffin, who helped lead the Clippers to their first postseason since 2006. “It’s definitely humbling to grace the cover after the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.” “Being crowned as one of the NBA 2K13 cover athletes is a huge honor and something I always dreamt about,” said Durant, who won his third straight scoring title and led the Thunder franchise to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1996. 26, 2012– 2K Sports today announced that the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose have been crowned the cover athletes for NBA® 2K13, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*.ĢK Sports Crowns Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose as Cover Athletes for NBA(R) 2K13 (Photo: Business Wire) Trio of young superstars represents the “New Dynasty” of NBA legends You’ll find the cover, as well as the press release, down below.ĢK Sports Crowns Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose as Cover Athletes for NBA® 2K13 What’s the one thing they all have in common? They’re jumping from a wet, red basketball court. On the cover, we have Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, and Derrick Rose. NBA 2K13 releases Octofor the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii.Have you ever seen a basketball game that has not one, not two, but three players simultaneously jumping into imaginary baskets for a dunk? If you answered yes, you’re a filthy liar, but if you answered no, today’s your lucky day!ĢK Sports was so kind as to reveal the box art for NBA 2K13. Which of the three athletes are you most excited to see finally get a cover athlete role? Any athletes you feel were more deserved of the cover (besides LeBron James)? No details thus far on new improvements to the game mechanics, or what new mode will rival last year's NBA's Greatest, but players should expect some announcements regarding those soon. NBA 2K13, however, should be another banner entry in the extremely popular franchise, and with three All-Stars on the cover the game should have no trouble finding its fan base. It was thought that EA Sports might take some time to fine tune the product but they inevitably ditched the reboot altogether, and are apparently trying to find a new way to recapture the basketball fan base. For those that remember, Durant was initially pegged as the cover athlete for EA Sports' NBA Elite '11 before that title was scrapped mere weeks before its release.
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This is the first appearance for each of the superstars on a NBA 2K cover (last year's cover featured NBA Hall of Famers in promotion of that iteration's NBA's Greatest Mode) although Kevin Durant has some history with game covers. Rose, Durant, and Griffin, while still beholden to their fan bases, are much more palatable superstars.
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Some might ask why LeBron James, this year's MVP and Finals Champion, didn't get a shot, but the polarizing nature of his exploits was surely a factor in 2K's decision. Just this last month or so all three participated in the playoff phase of the shortened 2012 NBA season (Rose for an even shorter portion of it), further emphasizing their status as deserved cover athletes. Rather than give each console version their own cover athlete, like what was done with NBA 2K12, 2K has decided that all three players will share cover athlete duties across all platforms. For NBA 2K13, 2K Sports has chosen the Clippers' Blake Griffin, the Bulls' Derrick Rose, and the Thunder's Kevin Durant as the cover athlete trio. While in the past two years 2K Sports has been emblazoning their NBA 2K covers with stars from the sports' past, this year they are including three current stars that are at the height of their game.