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If you thought that the next NBA 2K game would feature Dirk Nowitzki just because he won the NBA Championship last season then you're sadly mistaken. Don't feel too bad though. 2K Sports had me fooled as well. We all thought it was lock given Dirk's circumstances with him and his crew going against the waaaaay overrated Miami Heat. Then there was the flu game where he dominated in comeback fashion. It wasn't as good as Jordan's flu game but the guy still played amazing. With all that he still didn't garner the cover of the upcoming NBA 2K 12 game.
If I know Dirk he's not really tripping over this especially after winning the NBA Championship. I mean who would really? I know I wouldn't. It does say where you are as a player though. Shaq was able to grace cover of 2 NBA 2K games. Now that really says something about who he was as a player. You gotta wonder though if the Miami Heat had won the championship do you think that we would see LeBron, DeWayne, and Chris on the front cover of the next game? It really makes me wonder if they did this as a knock on Dirk. I would've thought he gained much respect after losing the championship to the Heat five years ago and coming back to reclaim his prize this year. To me it really shows how much of a great player he truly is.
The honor of the NBA 2K cover is once again bestowed to the great one, Michael Jordan, along with 2 other legends, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Each of the three greats will be featured on their own cover. Each player is shown in their prime with a stylized background in red which looks like they were painted on a canvas. The designs were created by Adam Larson of Adam&Co. I think most people would probably go with Jordan copy due to the fact that Jordan was the last of the 3 to retire and for the simple fact that the younger generation today is probably more familiar with his career.
Now I wonder how 2K Sports plans to play this out. Jordan got the whole enchilada last year with being featured on NBA 2K11. I'm wondering if the guys at 2K Sports plan to do full career and challenge modes with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson just as they did with Jordan. I hate to repeat this cliche but only time will tell. NBA 2K12 will be released October 4th.
Related sources:
http://www.1up.com/news/nba-2k12-cover-opts-three-legends
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/21/magic-and-bird-join-jordan-as-nba-2k12-cover-athletes.aspx
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