Chris Paul is the cover athlete for NBA 2K8
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The cover athlete for 2K Sports NBA 2K8 will be New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul.
Paul won the 2006 Rookie of the Year award and in his sophomore season averaged 17.3 PPG and 8.9 APG.
I like the choice here. He is a fresh face who in the past has talked about his desire to be on a cover of a basketball game. After two years of Shaq this is a welcome change.
Along with NBA Live 08's Gilbert Arenas, the two cover athletes are highly marketable guys who seem excited about the opportunity. That excitement on their part can actually transfer to the consumers, compared to players who are just chosen to be on the cover but don't really care about the game or the process.
July 3, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Outstanding choice! Shaq is on the downside of his carrer, nowhere near as dominant as he used to be. CP3 is a fresh face indeed, although I thought he was an EA guy after he promoted NBA Street Homecourt.
July 4, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Baaaaaaad choice. How could u put a player who hasnt even been an all star and been injured most of the time
July 5, 2007 at 12:19 am
Paul is a good choice. He’s a really good player and has been good off the court in communities. And even though he suffered a significant injury, he still didn’t drop off. Heck, just being runaway ROY is good enough for him to be on the cover. Stop hatin’.
July 5, 2007 at 9:56 am
Brandon Roy would be tight on nba 2k9 or 2k10 or w/e the 10 is gonna be called
July 5, 2007 at 11:01 am
that was a horrible choice, common wheres kobe, carmello, ai, i mean chris paul…wow
July 5, 2007 at 11:15 am
Kobe is a little bitch and should never get a cover.
Melo already had Live.
AI had the cover for many years.
Paul is a great choice. They should put more money into the game instead of the cover.
July 5, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Yea I really dont give a damn about the cover, I just want 2k to improve the graphics, shoes, and isomotion. Not just a flippin roster update. Ill be gettin both as usual anyway.
July 5, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Are you sure they confirmed this?
July 5, 2007 at 10:18 pm
2K has not officially announced this, however he is the guy they have chosen. I also posted about Kevin Durant being the March Madness cover athlete approximately a month before EA officially announced that.
July 5, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Stop acting like you came up with this on your own, that picture is from someone’s post from the 2k forums. All they did was put a picture of Chris Paul in front of the box.
July 5, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Do you really think I would post this news based solely off a picture?
July 6, 2007 at 5:55 am
Yes.
July 6, 2007 at 6:30 am
I suspect 2K will be officially announcing this prior to E3. I’d imagine that they would want to have their promo materials and such with him on it on display, along with loading screens and whatever else comes with that.
July 7, 2007 at 6:29 am
I’m guessing LeBron was too expensive. He would’ve been perfect, he’s an ok basketball player i guess plus the exposure from the finals and everything.
And yeah cp3 was injured and overshadowed by deron williams this year. interesting choice. I still love him though, i have a signed jersey on my wall to remind me.
July 7, 2007 at 9:26 am
Baron Davis should have got it…why not?
but chris paul is a good choice
July 8, 2007 at 3:44 pm
????
Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Derron Williams, Baron Davis, Tony Parker, Chris Bosh, Lebron, Dirk, etc, etc, …..
He hasn’t even been in the playoffs!!???
July 8, 2007 at 8:45 pm
me and chris ual where talking in the Ea offices last night hes gonna own 2ksports in the conference when he anounces 2k8 is better
July 8, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Aorry i mean the nba ,ive 08 IS BETTER SO HAHAHAHA
July 8, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Its kinda funny in that you have Arenas covering NBA Live, and hes been quoted as preferring the 2K franchise. And now you have Paul who has said he hoped to get on the cover of an EA game.
Not that any of that matters, just think its amusing.
July 8, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Wheres Ben Gordon i think hes a heaps better choice then Paul.. looks like im getting a custom cover again this year
July 9, 2007 at 8:41 am
So what he hasn’t been to the playoffs. He hasn’t been YET. He led sophomores in scoring and steals. Amongst point guards he has the #3 PER behind Nash and Arenas. Very efficient with the ball as indicated in his assists-to-turnover numbers. Set a new record with Team USA with his assists/to’s. Many of you here probably have never even seen Paul outside of your video games since the Hornets hadn’t gotten many nationally televised games. Chris Paul is a good choice for cover athlete. Quit yer b*tchin.
July 9, 2007 at 11:38 am
dude. RO are you serious? he is without question a top 3 point guard in the league today, right there with nash and kidd. and cp3 didnt have no amare, matrix, and shooters like nash. or even a carter and jefferson. whos he workin with? rasual butler? desmond mason? tyson chandler? bobby jackson? yeah… who else could average 8 assists a game with these guys AS A FREAKIN ROOKIE? yeah. thats what i thought. do ur research before u open ur damn hater mouth. he should have been in the all star game and everyone knows it. even the announcers were sayin that during the game u hater. stop hatin.
July 9, 2007 at 11:40 am
dude. live is so shitty. the animation still looks like ps2. so choppy and fast. the 2k animation is so much smoother and realistic. yeah, 2k has its minor faults, but live is built on a shitty system, so the game is built on a faulty foundation. 2k owns live any DAY
July 9, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I cant believe people are even arguing about live vs 2k, that is silly… all this push on this site for live is nuts. Live has been bad since ps2 and the next gen looks like it, the players are like the skinniest in the world. 2007 live was the worst of the worst.
July 9, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Instead of investing in all those video games try investing in at least a half season of NBA League Pass to see Paul and you will see that Paul is a good choice for cover athlete.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspX0ymJ_is
July 9, 2007 at 4:55 pm
It should have been lebron or bosh
July 9, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Chris Paul is ok, I would have liked to see someone like Lebron but that probably would have made the game cost about 69.99 and every cover would have been a collectable. Thats why you never seen MJ on any covers and you’ll never see Kobe on the cover of a quality sports game, not that “Kobe Courtside” garbage which was better than live 06, 07, and probably 08 (LOL!)
July 11, 2007 at 12:13 am
wat the hell…chris paul? nothing against chris paul to be honest chris paul is one of my favorite players in the nba but my only problem with him winning a cover is how are you going to give a player a cover who was injured for some time in the season…if anything the cover should have went to LEBRON JAMES…LeBron took a team who guys were expecting not to go nowhere farther then the 2nd round but he took his team all the way to the championship…if that isnt cover material, i dont know wat is
July 11, 2007 at 10:55 am
Paul missed 18 games. And when he played for the remainder of the games, his play didn’t drop off. You guys are acting like he missed half the d*mn season! Chill out.
July 12, 2007 at 1:40 am
why is everybody saying kobe should never be on a cover and the only cover he was on was courtside, dude was all over that sony nba game
July 12, 2007 at 11:10 am
Where the heck are u leaving VINCE CARTER!!!
July 13, 2007 at 6:42 pm
I think Tim Duncan or Carlos Boozer should be on the cover…both have been unstoppable in their position, and are quality personalities…
July 14, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I CANT BELEIVE THIS RETARD GETS THE COVER!
HOW MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS DO THE SPURS HAVE TO WIN TO GET A COVER?!?!?
July 14, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Just goes to show that nobody gives a D*MN about the Spurs! LOL!!!
July 14, 2007 at 10:15 pm
If anyone is loving Tony Parker, go pick up the latest Slam! magazine.
July 14, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Here’s your Tony Parker cover athlete…
http://slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/spurscover.jpg
July 24, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Yooo let me start off by saying to all the haters on this page is to fall back off of my baby Chris yes he was injured but so what ya’ll acting like nobody gets injured in basketball,besides why ya’ll acting like this is the last game cover?Getting all excited for nothing and Mr. Cp3 deserved the cover and he’s better than williams in my opinion.Williams hit that rookie wall a couple of times.LOL
July 24, 2007 at 6:20 pm
men…..this is bull…. Lebron should have won the cover …. he deserves it a lot…. i mean Carmelo didnt do as much as lebron but he already has three damn covers…. i mean come on…..give lebron this freaking cover for once….
July 24, 2007 at 6:24 pm
and to continue off Chris is good don’t mistake me for anything but…..if your going to put a point guard in the cover …put tony parker in…..because he dismantled my favorite team …..in the final….. but rather please change this and put lebron….cause its about Paul or lebron…and lebron did more things than paul on the court even though paul is injured
March 22, 2008 at 2:26 pm
who ever thinks Chris Paul doesn’t deserve it they are crazy he is the best point guard in the nba thats why he is on the cover of 2k8 which i am getting
April 27, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Chris Paul Is The Best Pick tHERE cOULD hAVE been. Ya Herd Me!
April 27, 2008 at 6:23 pm
yes Chris Paul
April 27, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Suck On des balls
April 27, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Yeah this sis the best choice there could have been in the fucking world