Who will the cover athlete be for NBA 2K21?

There’s an air of poignancy around the release of NBA 2K21 following Kobe Bryant’s untimely death in January. The basketball legend, synonymous with 2K’s ever-popular hoops-thrower, was killed in a helicopter crash aged just 41 – and while he’s not appeared in a series entry since NBA 2K18, some kind of tribute seems inevitable. Below we’ll take a look at what that might entail, in addition to cataloguing all the confirmed details on NBA 2K21 on PS5 and Xbox Series X as soon as they become available.

In two of the last three years, the NBA 2K series cover has featured a star player traded during the offseason: Kyrie Irving on NBA 2K18, and Anthony Davis this past year (though in Davis’ case, everyone pretty much knew it was coming). The league is blessed with a number of young rising stars who aren’t going anywhere, and the likes of Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson would be excellent choices.

That said, there’s already a strong feeling among the NBA 2K community that the NBA 2K21 cover should be used to honor the late Kobe Bryant. That would require a deal with his estate, but if 2K can figure out how to honor Kobe without looking like it is profiting from his tragic passing, having the Mamba on the cover would be a popular move. Its also possible that the standard version of the game will feature a current NBA player, and Bryant could be featured on the Legend Edition, as Dwyane Wade was for NBA 2K20. If you want to know where to buy NBA 2K21 Accounts, z2u.com will be your best choice.

The official release date for NBA 2K21 is yet to be announced. However, reports suggest, the game will hit the shelves around September 2020. NBA 2K21 will be released on PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Xbox One. Furthermore, it is also reported that it will be released for PS5 and Xbox X.

The latest generation gaming consoles by Sony and Microsoft respectively are expected to be major upgrades over their previous models in regards to hardware and software. PS5 will feature an AMD Zen 2-based octa-core CPU with 16GB LPDDR6 RAM and support for 8K Ultra HD resolution. The graphics will be handled by 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz, RDNA 2 architecture, according to Tech Radar.