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[Nirolak]

Spike Lee, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker — and well-known New York Knicks fan — has a role developing NBA 2K16's career mode, according to a source close to the game and leaked marketing materials obtained by Polygon.

"Be the story," says the cover of NBA 2K16, whose three different stars — Stephen Curry of Golden State, James Harden of Houston and Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City — will tell social media followers they're "starring [in] the new Spike Lee Joint!"

Source: http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/23/8478211/nba-2k16-spike-lee-cover-stars-release-date-ps4-xbox-one

 

[Xater]

Story mode written and directed by Spike Lee. That would probably be something...

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Career mode begins with your created player throwing a basketball through a GameStop's window, and the rest of the career mode examines the consequences of this choice

 

[Livingskeletons]

Story mode written and directed by Spike Lee. That would probably be something...

Can't wait for the dolly cam shots.

 

[AkuMifune]

They picked the wrong OKC player.

 

[RP912]

Spike Lee 0_0

Day Fucking One

I hope this is the theme song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk

 

[kulapik]

Similar to the Jay-Z/Pharrell stuff this two later years, I assume.

 

[RoKKeR]

Durant.... why?

 

[dperrin]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

 

[Xater]

Career mode begins with your created player throwing a basketball through a GameStop's window, and the rest of the career mode examines the consequences of this choice

Day 1!

 

[spindashing]

That... is interesting.

Too bad KD's on the cover. The Based God's curse never ends.

 

[CSX]

Career mode is just you being forced to be drafted by the Knicks to save Spike Lee's sanity and bring a championship to NYC

 

[RespectThySole]

Durant? How many games did he even play this year lol

 

[R3TRODYCE]

I'm somewhat interested.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

it's not like the Knicks have been worth watching for almost two decades or anything

 

[Barry Burton]

Hopefully this means Reggie Miller as a hidden character with 0 clutch rating.

 

[RP912]

I think the career mode will probably hit all aspect of basketball from streetball to the main stage. It would be cool playing in famous street ball courts across the country like the Rucker.

 

[dperrin]

it's not like the Knicks have been worth watching for almost two decades or anything

Lol, true story.

 

[Peanut0423]

The story's going to be awesome.

Spoiler

I feel it in my balls.

 

[illmatic22]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

He shall remain as such for giving the world, Do the right thing.


And Jungle fever.

 

[Sparkedglory]

Story mode will be Spike running up to your created player in the street and begging you to save his Knicks.

 

[The_Dama]

They need to fix the online and the UI first before they do anything else with the franchise.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

he's not, but is a huge and visible NBA fan so I guess this makes sense

i hope they put his likeness courtside at knick games jumping around and interrupting the game like he likes to do, because that will make beating up on the knicks even more fun

 

[dperrin]

He shall remain as such for giving the world, Do the right thing.


And Jungle fever.

I'll give you that. Especially Sam Jacksons performance.

 

[darkside31337]

The Knicks will finally win something. Thanks Spike!

 

[dperrin]

he's not, but is a huge and visible NBA fan so I guess this makes sense

i hope they put his likeness courtside at knick games jumping around and interrupting the game like he likes to do, because that will make beating up on the knicks even more fun

They should add Mark Cuban as well.

 

[Shia_Labeouf]

Similar to the Jay-Z/Pharrell stuff this two later years, I assume.

Jay and Pharrell stuff was music mostly, I believe. I haven't really myplayered 2K15. Just been taking my Hawks to a championship in MyGM.

 

[Hasney]

If it's still tied to all that VC bullshit, I wouldn't care if the story was directed by Jesus Christ himself, I won't be touching it until it hits single figure prices.

 

[BennyBlanco]

He shall remain as such for giving the world, Do the right thing.


And Jungle fever.

Clockers is underrated. Mekhi Phifer and Harvey Keitel were amazing.

 

[Isak_Borg]

This was confirmed during a MSG broadcast months ago when Spike was on the road and the broadcasters said "Spike is in town for the next couple of months working on the next NBA2K game."

Edit: Oops... Mentioned in the article.

 

[Blueingreen]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

He's been quite active the last few years, he directed the recent Oldboy remake. That said he hasn't made a great movie in 20 years (Clockers) imo.

 

[Sparkedglory]

They should add Mark Cuban as well.

I'm ok with this.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

That sounds awful.

Can we ditch this awful story mode melodrama BS and go back to the career mode of old? I want to be a top 5 pick from Sweden yo!

 

[CountBlack]

White players gonna have 0 dunk and 0 vertical


damn shame.

Spoiler

reference to the movie

 

[RP912]

He shall remain as such for giving the world, Do the right thing.


And Jungle fever.

Clockers
Crooklyn
Mo Betta Blues
Bamboozled
Malcolm X
Miracle at St Anna
Inside Man

 

[dperrin]

He's been quite active the last few years, he directed the recent Oldboy remake. That said he hasn't made a great movie in 20 years (Clockers) imo.

I forgot he did the Oldboy remake. I do need to check that out.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I forgot he did the Oldboy remake. I do need to check that out.

Yeah, same. Was it any good? I don't really think that movie needed a remake to begin with but josh brolin is pretty good.

 

[pizzacat]

Career mode ends with punching Reggie miller in the mouth after a game

 

[U2NUMB]

I simply want to be able to continue my career from 2k15. Please let me do that.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

As long as I'm not forced to go save Gotham in MyPlayer mode, I'm with it.

At least Spike is actually contributing to the project unlike Jay and Pharell who got paid handsomely to pick a few songs for the soundtrack and slap their name on the box.

 

[EmptySpace]

ugh....

ughhhh...

uuuuggggghhhhhh....

 

[pizzacat]

I simply want to be able to continue my career from 2k15. Please let me do that.

Game saves huh? 2k16 starts off with your my player dying while trying to save lives in space and coming back to life due to a mystical basketball power (thus leads to Charles Barkleys Shut up and Jam Gaiden)

 

[BadAss2961]

he's not, but is a huge and visible NBA fan so I guess this makes sense

i hope they put his likeness courtside at knick games jumping around and interrupting the game like he likes to do, because that will make beating up on the knicks even more fun

Ha. Somehow I never thought about including all the celebrity mascots. 2K needs to get on that.

 

[canedaddy]

I didn't realize Spike Lee was still relevant.

His career trajectory is a diagonal from top left to bottom right, where there's a dot labeled "Wrote career mode story for NBA 2K16."

 

[BennyBlanco]

I simply want to be able to continue my career from 2k15. Please let me do that.

no chance bro

 

[donkey show]

I can finally make my Jesus Shuttlesworth simulator!

 

[pokeystaples]

Clockers is underrated. Mekhi Phifer and Harvey Keitel were amazing.

Clockers is a classic film.

 

[Petrae]

So, in the Story Mode, the Knicks will go 82-0 every season?

 

[ZeroMaverick]

I can understand why Curry and Harden are there. I don't see why KD is.

Harden4MVP

 

[theWB27]

I'm sorry...but just because KD was injured this doesn't mean his status dropped in any way. WTH is going on with the, he doesn't belong there, comments.

As a Laker fan...this choice is garbage...but interested to see what they do.