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NBA 2K: The players with the most covers ever

Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Durant are among the elite few star players who have made frequent appearances on the NBA 2K videogame franchise. Check out the full ranking below.

NBA 2K has achieved a remarkable 25-year run, captivating basketball enthusiasts and video game fans worldwide. Over the years, many great players have been featured in the main covers and alternate editions of this iconic game. Among the elite few who have made frequent appearances: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Durant.

Check out the ranking below:

Klay Thompson apologizes to Ronnie 2K after calling him ‘clown’

Klay Thompson apologized to Ronnie 2K following the Golden State Warriors Opening Night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The two had previously been involved in a public beef, but Thompson clearly wants to move past it. Thompson shared his …

Klay Thompson apologized to Ronnie 2K following the Golden State Warriors Opening Night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The two had previously been involved in a public beef, but Thompson clearly wants to move past it. Thompson shared his apology on his Instagram story late Tuesday night. “I would like to apologize to @Ronnie2k,” Thompson wrote. “I was in my feelings about a fictitious rating and I took out my anger on him with trolling in the comments. Cyber-bullying is super lame and loser behavior and for that I am sorry bro.”

Source: Joey Mistretta @ Clutch Points

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Klay: “Give Coach Jackson a lot of credit, he saw that potential in me and Steph when we were young… And give KD a lot of credit, we wouldn’t have 4 without him. He helped us get two of those things.”
🎥 @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/L9wszSVM9D – 1:49 AM

Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“Winning cures all.”
-Klay Thompson when asked on TNT about the recent drama surrounding Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole at practice. #dubnation – 1:45 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“Give KD a lot of credit too because we wouldn’t have 4 without him.” -Klay Thompson mentioned giving credit to former Warriors coach Mark Jackson (for seeing potential in him and Curry) and Kevin Durant for contributing to this core getting 4 rings. #dubnation – 1:44 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“We just have something special going, we’re still hungry, but I’m going to wear this thing with pride tonight.” -Klay Thompson on TNT when asked about what it means to get 4, the same number of rings as Shaq. He says it’s surreal since he grew up idolizing Shaq, Kobe. #DubNation – 1:42 AM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
i did not expect matt ryan to play more minutes than klay thompson tonight – 12:41 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Klay has 11 shots in 13 mins. – 12:18 AM
James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Klay just doesn’t hit those dagger-like 3s nearly as much. Crowd-ready-to-erupt bombs. Biggest difference I’ve noticed since the return from the injury. – 11:52 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr fit 11 players into his first half rotation. Here are the minute totals.
Curry 17
Wiggins 16
Poole 16
Draymond 13
Wiseman 11
Klay 9
Looney 8
Kuminga 8
DiVincenzo 8
JaMychal 7
Moody 6 – 11:51 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Four pinpoint passes from Jordan Poole in the last couple minutes. Two tight window bounce passes for Curry and Draymond layups, two transition finds for Curry/Klay wide open 3s (misses). Gaining a bit more on-ball freedom this season, regardless of lineup. – 11:42 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Jordan Poole in for Klay Thompson at the 7:18 mark – 10:49 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Crisis averted. Klay Thompson almost tripped over a towel boy. – 10:45 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
The start of the PatBev Lakers era: A foul on a 3-point attempt from Klay – 10:42 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Draymond, Wiggins, Looney, Klay and Steph get their rings pic.twitter.com/LTvwDxhwJH – 10:39 PM

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
The Warriors are 2-1 on ring night in the Steph-Klay-Draymond-Andre era – 10:34 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Bob Myers and Klay Thompson take the mic pic.twitter.com/O0RLUySew8 – 10:17 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
After Klay said a few words, he handed Steph the mic — but then a video tribute to the team started to play. Steph laughed, realizing he wasn’t going to get a word in. – 10:16 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Klay Thompson sends a shout out to his mom before ring night. She couldn’t make it here tonight pic.twitter.com/eQ7GPHTppS – 10:15 PM

Alexis Morgan @alexismorgan
Klay gotta end his speech with a Ronnie2K diss 😭 – 10:15 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Klay: “The vision came to fruition.” – 10:14 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Thrilled for Klay. – 10:14 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson & Draymond Green all in gold accented sneakers for ring night vs. Lakers pic.twitter.com/CX3BLryLcX – 9:10 PM

CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Kerr isn’t comfortable playing Klay Thompson and Draymond Green big minutes yet. – 8:21 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole are good to play 30-plus minutes tonight. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green will play less, as they have a little bit more work to do on their conditioning. – 8:19 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr says Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins should be ready to play 30 minutes or more. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are not
“We’re going to play a lot of guys this season anyways.” – 8:18 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Warriors coach Steve Kerr singled out Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins as likely playing in mid-30 minute range. Less playing time for Klay Thompson and Draymond Green – 8:17 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Klay Thompson on this possibly being Draymond Green’s last season w/ Warriors: “I don’t want to believe that, but Draymond has a player option next year. You never know what happens. Whether it is or isn’t, we have to think about what we can do to repeat.” https://t.co/LJXlkMcovH pic.twitter.com/V5OwP7h9tR – 7:22 PM

Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Klay Thompson hasn’t played an opening night game since 2018.
But his last three, including tonight, have been ring nights – 4:50 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Pumped to join @NBATV from @ChaseCenter to talk Warriors-Lakers’ season opener, my interview with Klay Thompson & more. Tune in at 1:15 pm PT https://t.co/LJXlkMcovH pic.twitter.com/u7cFWYR73w – 3:56 PM

More on this storyline

Have you and your reps talked with the front office yet about signing an extension? [Thompson has two years left on his contract] Klay Thompson: I have not talked to the front office about it. How do you expect that to play out? Klay Thompson: I’m just going to do what I got to do to be the best I can be every day. I’m going to be a great player. I know what I’m capable of. I fully expect to earn another NBA contract, whether it’s this summer or next summer. I’m fully confident in my abilities. I’m not worried about an extension in the meantime because I know it’ll happen if I just do my job and I just be myself. -via NBA.com / October 18, 2022

Ronnie 2K addresses Klay Thompson’s complaint about his three-point rating

What’s it like when you see someone like Klay Thompson talk about his three-point rating? “I think it’s a badge of honor for those guys. Something they definitely talk about in the locker room,” Singh said. “Even though Klay said that he hadn’t …

What’s it like when you see someone like Klay Thompson talk about his three-point rating? “I think it’s a badge of honor for those guys. Something they definitely talk about in the locker room,” Singh said. “Even though Klay said that he hadn’t played NBA2K since the Dreamcast, the fact that he cares about his rating so much, I know that that’s not true. I can see his gamer tag, he plays it just plenty. But I also think him in specific, he was really upset about an 88 three-point rating. But you know what the funny thing is? That was still tied for the second-highest rating. I think that’s part of the issue of having a teammate that’s leaps and bounds ahead of everybody, like how do you deal with that? Steph since 2015 has made way more than 10% more three-pointers than anyone else in the league. So at some point, shouldn’t the rating be 10% higher than everybody else in the league? How do we deal with that? I think he’s just kinda broke that scale.”

Source: Joey Linn @ Sports Illustrated

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Klay Thompson wasn’t missing in a recent workout. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/09/13/wat… – 10:21 AM

More on this storyline

Singh added that these ratings are something players truly care about, which creates a level of interest between both fans and players. This led into Kevin Durant’s recent gripe with his overall rating, and how it was somehow lower than 99. “I’m sure you saw KD’s tweet as well,” Singh said. “You know what’s funny, me and Kevin are actually really close friends. He’s one of the four NBA players that was invited to my wedding. So we were texting literally the night before, then that rating hit and all of a sudden he was upset.” -via Sports Illustrated / September 13, 2022
“Draymond is like me,” Hardaway said. “I’m the voice. I’m the s— starter that gets us going. Chris and Mitch are like Steph and Klay. … They just go out there and don’t say nothing. Just go out there and do the job.” -via ESPN / September 9, 2022
Kylen Mills: The Warriors have named Klay Thompson’s older brother Mychel Thompson as the video coordinator for the upcoming season. I have a feeling some great Thompson brothers hijinks will ensue this season. The elder Thompson had stints playing in Santa Cruz also.😃 #dubnation -via Twitter @KylenMills / September 9, 2022

Stars in NBA 2K: How they looked the first time vs. now

Since 1999, NBA 2K has been a staple of the basketball-loving gamers who could pick their favorite teams or players to play with and go to work against their friends or the computer. The game has improved a ton since then, obviously, to where you …

Since 1999, NBA 2K has been a staple of the basketball-loving gamers who could pick their favorite teams or players to play with and go to work against their friends or the computer.

The game has improved a ton since then, obviously, to where you can play story modes now and create your own player to go through an NBA career with.

Another thing that has improved massively is the graphics department.

For proof, just check below to see how NBA stars looked their first time in the game vs. now.

Stars in NBA 2K: How they looked the first time vs. now

Since 1999, NBA 2K has been a staple of the basketball-loving gamers who could pick their favorite teams or players to play with and go to work against their friends or the computer.

The game has improved a ton since then, obviously, to where you can play story modes now and create your own player to go through an NBA career with.

Another thing that has improved massively is the graphics department.

For proof, just check below to see how NBA stars looked their first time in the game vs. now.

The MultiVersus roster expands today …

The MultiVersus roster expands today with the news that LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith are stepping into the ring. King James joins the roster on July 26, the launch of the open beta, as the version of himself that appeared in Space Jam: A New Legacy. That means he’s rocking his Toon Squad jersey and unleashing all manner of over-the-top basketball moves.

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have reached …

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have reached another historic feat after NBA 2K announced the two WNBA legends would grace the cover of the WNBA Edition of NBA 2K23. Taurasi and Bird embark on this moment together as they did back in college when they won the national title for Connecticut in 2002. From college to the WNBA, they both have had legendary careers.