“Mamba Mentality” will return to 2K, as NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K24.
2K released two covers featuring Bryant, with a Kobe Bryant Edition featuring the five-time NBA champion as he donned the No. 1 jersey. 8, and the Black Mamba Edition, which featured Bryant later in his career. Pre-orders for the game will be available starting Friday, with the game's release date to be announced at a later date.
“Sharing the Mamba Mentality with the next generation” 2K said in a tweet.
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Sharing the Mamba Mentality with the next generation. Introducing us #NBA2K24 closing athlete, Kobe Bryant.
💛 Kobe Bryant Edition
🐍 Black Mamba EditionPre-order your copy tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/afcqMh5qr8
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) July 6, 2023
This will be the fourth time that Bryant has been the cover athlete for the video game franchise, having first appeared in NBA 2K10. He was a special edition cover athlete in NBA 2K17. Following his death in 2020, 2K released a Mamba Forever Edition for NBA 2K21 to honor the late Lakers star.
A 20-year NBA veteran, Bryant won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a two-time Finals MVP. He won the 2007–08 MVP award, and scored 33,643 career points, the fourth most in NBA history.
Bryant is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2020.
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