With the NBA locked out, Basketball Jesus, or if you prefer, Larry Bird, will grace the NBA 2k12 cover. Which means I will buy an NBA video game for the first time since Sebastian Telfiar was Boston’s starting point guard.

The NBA will also sell two alternate covers — one featuring Michael Jordan, the other featuring Magic Johnson. It’s unclear whether Jordan will be photographed in a jersey that says “Roster #99.” (Note: if you didn’t play video games in the nineties, that last joke probably makes as much sense as signing Brendan Haywood to a $55 million contract.)

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One Response to “Larry Bird will grace NBA 2k12 cover”

1. Nick says:

   July 21, 2011 at 1:01 pm

   That cover looks awesome.

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