Kobe Bryant's career comes to a close Wednesday night and video game publisher 2K Sports has made a special announcement to coincide with the event. Bryant will be featured on the NBA 2K17 Legend Edition which will release this fall. The five-time NBA champion is a former cover athlete for the series. He appeared on the NBA 2K10 cover.
The special edition of the game will be sold for $80 and include bonus digital and physical content. Amazon Prime members can pre-order it for 20 percent off that price on both Xbox One and PS4.
“It’s a great honor to partner with 2K on the NBA 2K17 Legend Edition,” said Kobe Bryant, whose retirement tonight marks a storied 20-year career. “As I walk off the NBA court for the final time, it’s exciting to know my fans can continue to celebrate my lifelong career as a Los Angeles Laker.”
The Legend Edition package will provide a Limited Edition Kobe poster, Black Mamba controller skin, and two Panini trading cards. Extra in-game digital content will be in the form of 30,000 in Virtual Currency, a MyTeam bundle of three card packs, Kobe XI shoes, Kobe No. 8 Mitchell & Ness jersey, Kobe hoodie, and more to be revealed later.
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While Bryant will be on the cover of the Legend Edition, another NBA star will grace the cover of the standard edition of NBA 2K17. That announcement is expected to be made in June.
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