Kobe Bryant NBA 2K10 Cover Athlete

by pastapadre
Posted June 4th, 2009 at 3:27 am

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The cover of NBA 2K10 is set to be announced tonight with Kobe Bryant taking the honors. Bryant has been on the cover of numerous other NBA games in the past most recently on SCEA’s NBA series. He averaged 26.8 ppg this season and nearly 30 ppg in the playoffs and has helped to lead the Lakers to the NBA Finals.

There is another angle to the cover announcement. There are four different versions of the cover to choose from and 2K Sports is going to let the public vote to decide which one ultimately becomes the cover beginning tomorrow. While that is a nice way to get people involved with the game it does go a step further with the options.

Recently Spike Lee did the Kobe Doin’ Work documentary and they are together again here as he will help to promote the game. However that also means that Kobe as a Knick is one of the options. If I was a Lakers fan the idea of that would probably be offensive and I suspect they won’t be happy to find out he signed off on this idea even though it has no shot of being used. Even if it were to win the vote 2K would undoubtably go with the runner-up.

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  • jesus17
    dwight howard cover boy live 10 heres the link http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread.php?p=429285...
  • Bball
    I wish they had one where he was in jail, because he is a rapist asshole
  • As a lifelong and die hard Laker fan, that knick picture is sacrilege and all evidence of it should be destroyed.
  • heisman988
    def would be ridiculous if kobe in the knick jersey wins the vote.....its already in 2nd in voting lol......but who came up with number 17? the one on the left got my vote.....looked more natural.....and EA will undoubtedly try to score lebron lol
  • Yeah Lebron would be the neutralizing cover, or maybe even Dwight Howard since EA has really restructured the rebounding physics & animations..it's been 8 years since they've had a big man on the cover (Garnett 2001).
  • Official tweet from Marcus Stephenson of NBA Live June 3, 2009 4:41 pm "Guys, no worries on our Cover guy. We think we have a good one ;) We "could" announce shortly. I'll probably get in trouble for this..."
  • KaliKot
    Yes Live is gonna impress just like what they did with TONY PARKER last year

    Ohhh....its true
  • That had to be the second or third most dissapointing cover athlete in NBA Live History (first going to Antoine Walker). The other being T-Mac after having such a limited and injury riddled season prior to being announced.
  • Seriously, she was just a gold digger.

    Also, Kobe's one of the more humble guys in the game today. I don't remember the last time he's been arrogant or cocky towards anyone.
  • YO1
    NBA Live 10 will start its announcement in conjuction with The NBA Draft...

    YO
  • Lakeshow24
    2k is an official joke now.... how can you even make a joke with kobe as a knick... disgrace.
  • LeBron
    It should have been me
  • Kobe
    Worship me yall
  • rondoman
    Pasta are u f'n kidding me?

    Offended?

    It's just so disgusting isn't it!!!! If Hasselbeck was in a Cowboy jersey you would be offended??

    Douchebag Pasta at it again.
  • Meeks
    they would put him on the cover
  • since 2k10 has Kobe all live has left to do is put Lebron james even if they want to be competitive.
  • BLACKFLAGZ10
    that means ea is going to have KING JAMES! i bought 2k for the first time last year and i loved it but now that kobe on it i might pass!
  • BLACKFLAGZ10
    i dont agree with a cocky arrogant RAPEIST on the cover! it should have went to lebron or wade in my opinion!
  • I hate BlACKFLAGZ10
    Hater!!!!
  • When did he get convicted or found guilty or rape?
  • Wade's World
    Dwayne Wade is better
  • At what?
  • I don't even get why Kobe's on the cover in the first place. Yeah, he's one of the greatest of all time but at this point, would anyone argue that there's no greater publicity then having Lebron on the cover.

    Now it's pretty much certain that EA will have him this year.
  • Agreed.
  • Josh
    AND LET THE 2K VS LIVE BATTLE BEGIN! LOL
  • As a Lakers fan, I have no problem with 2K letting others imagine Kobe in their favorite team's uniform...but at the end of the day, he is wearing purple and gold :)
  • I had a feeling that EA would shell out the big bucks for Kobe or Lebron for the cover for Live 2010. I'm guessing Kobe simply went to the higher bidder, and I doubt that EA didn't have the funds to outbid 2K. That leads me to believe that EA signed a big name that is up there with Kobe...and that is Lebron.
  • Pasta, I see the facebook connection being an option now...so it's either intense debate or facebook connect now? No way to integrate both?
  • I think they're working on a way to do that just going to take some time.
  • I hope so. I love facebook connect, but it's overwritting my intensedebate login. If I'm signed onto facebook it will override my intense debate login session after I refresh. I'll also hate to lose my "cred" points :)
  • Joe
    The whole thing seems a bit ridiculous. What if the Knicks Jersey cover wins the vote? Bryant is not leaving LA any time soon. I'd rather hear about gameplay, features, you know real news about the game. And no I'm not getting down on Pasta, I'm saying 2k didn't need to announce this crap.
  • MR. 707
    He needs to get out of that damn Knicks jersey!!! He's going to jinx the Lakers with that crap.
  • Smokez4Dayz
    when most of you boys were in diapers, my knicks of the 90s was a great team. Never won because of Mike, and Reggie Miller, but they were a solid bunch.

    Kobe in a Knicks jersey is funny at best. I dont see a laker fan even caring...he plays for the Lakers. And the Knicks are an iconic team, it wouldn't be so funny in a Phoenix Jersey or San Antonio Jersey.
  • slamfan4life
    YES, KOBEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BRYYYAAANT (If we couldnt get Drose, this is the 2nd best option)
  • Second best option? Really?
  • Correct. This probably stems from EA announcing DNA/365 last year and having 2K undercut them with the "living rosters" after that. So I wouldn't expect any significant news for quite some time.
  • I was thinking the same thing last year. The living rosters felt completely last minute.
  • Dcu
    That doesn't matter Kobe is the best player in the world so he's on the best basketball game in the world as the cover guy great combo 2k for life Live sucks monkey nuts......pasta your the best!!!!
  • D trout
    im glad kobe has been chosen he deserves it and i know nba 2k10 is goin to be great this year as always!
  • Hawkeye4077
    Pasta, was there any news about 2k10 or Live 10 at E3? Just curious because all the news has been dominated by NCAA and Madden.
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