“NBA 2K is where it’s AT! End of story,” said Garnett, who is currently playing in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. After leading the Boston Celtics to the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA franchise history, Garnett will lend his unmatched passion and on-court intensity to provide dedicated fans with the most fun and riveting basketball simulation experience available. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that 11-time NBA All-Star and 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for this year’s most highly anticipated basketball video game, NBA 2K9. New York, NY – J– 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The most popular and top-rated basketball game seven years in a row* gets even better this year
The game will be out this fall on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2.ĢK Sports Announces Superstar Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics as Cover Athlete for NBA® 2K9 Check out a few screenshots of KG in 2K9 below. His production dropped this year - he only played in 71 games during the regular season - but none of that will matter if he can lead the Celtics to an NBA title. Garnett, a 13-year NBA veteran, played his entire career for the Minnesota Timberwolves until he was traded to the Boston Celtics last July. Now watch out! Because this fall 2K Sports and I are going to deliver the best basketball video game out there, period.” I can’t tell you how pumped I am to be on the cover of NBA 2K9 – it’s a real honor.
NBA 2K is the real deal, and until 2K Sports find a way to plant an elbow in your chest, it’s the closest thing to actually being there on the court. “It’s the game I play, the game my friends play, and the game anyone in the league serious about videogames plays. Garnett seems unabashedly enthused about the quality of the yet-to-be-released game, as the press release (after the jump) says: Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett finished the game with a double-double (24 points and 13 rebounds), and perhaps it was fated to be so - last night, during ABC’s NBA Pre-Game show, a thirty-second commercial revealed that he will appear on the cover of this year’s installment of 2K Sports’ NBA 2K9. Last night, the NBA Finals began with the Boston Celtics taking Game 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers, 98-88.