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Gilbert Arenas nets NBA Live 08 cover

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Apr 30, 2007 9:14 am PT

Injured Washington Wizards star takes solace in gaming glory, pegs "October 1 or 2" release date for EA's next hoops game.

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With so many fans (as well as superstitious athletes) concerned about the Madden cover jinx, Electronic Arts may have found a way around the issue by simply picking poster boys for its products that are already experiencing a stretch of bad luck. This weekend EA unveiled the already unfortunate cover athlete for its upcoming NBA Live 08: Gilbert Arenas, all-star guard of the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards are on the brink of being swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight in the first round of the NBA playoffs after an unlucky April sidelined two of the team's top three scorers. The team's all-star forward Caron Butler started the month by breaking a bone in his hand, quickly followed by a season-ending knee injury suffered by Arenas.

"It makes my whole rehabbing that much better now," wrote Arenas in his NBA.com blog. "Because while rehabbing, all I'm thinking about is, 'I'm on the cover of Live.'"

After describing the honor as being "better than a Wheaties box," Arenas tipped fans off to when they could expect to see his mug gracing retail shelves, saying "October 1 or 2. Y'all be at them stores."

EA did not announce a complete list of platforms for NBA Live 08, but it did say the game will arrive on the PlayStation 3 and Wii for the first time. The game is currently in development at EA Canada.

109 Comments

  • fax555241

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 2:20 pm PT

    good for him.

  • something1257

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 2:18 pm PT

    I think hes good for the cover.

  • madden_god21

    Posted Jul 29, 2007 6:51 pm PT

    this game is beautiful has the best graphics

  • grinch14

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:31 am PT

    they should have this game for the wii it would be so cool

  • funky_facon

    Posted Jun 23, 2007 9:58 pm PT

    they should put lebron james on the cover

  • Vaughn-Paul

    Posted Jun 10, 2007 9:08 am PT

    Gilbert is the best point gurard in the NBA

  • theKSMM

    Posted May 9, 2007 3:41 pm PT

    I can just imagine crossovers and fakes with the Wii remote...

  • riku-ansem

    Posted May 4, 2007 4:06 pm PT

    I would buy 2k if they had an All-Star week on it but when will that be all they really have good is graphics. Nba live has nice graphics for X-Box 360 and they will prolly be nice for the PS3 too. Allso Live has an All-Star mode.

  • khaliln

    Posted May 2, 2007 2:23 pm PT

    In all honesty.. I think Jose Calderon should get the cover grace, go Raptors!

  • lilhg

    Posted May 2, 2007 12:20 pm PT

    in the cover i thoguht it would of been steve nash but arenas is cool to

  • My5t3r10_HrK

    Posted May 2, 2007 4:58 am PT

    kidd's father is black

  • jsmoke03

    Posted May 1, 2007 11:29 pm PT

    no matter who they put on the cover, it don't matter as long as the gameplay isn't as good as 2k series...

  • xtermin8er93

    Posted May 1, 2007 7:09 pm PT

    SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even though I'm from Indiana but the Pacers SUK!!!!!

  • game46312

    Posted May 1, 2007 5:07 pm PT

    hey darkneji14 jason kidd is bi racial he black and white

  • DarkNeji14

    Posted May 1, 2007 4:16 pm PT

    shoulda been steve nash or dirk n. but arenas is good ...... Jason kidd is white whoever said he was black

  • da_monsta12

    Posted May 1, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    I like Arenas, I think he deserved it with hose 4 game winning shots. Though I would like to see Jorge Garbajosa on the cover... not happening. Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki and Amare Stoudemire are the other guys who could have got it.

  • laxgoalie416

    Posted May 1, 2007 12:59 pm PT

    stolpk i think shawn marion is more versitile.. but yea kevin garnett is all the t-wolves got. hmmmmm gilbert is pretty cool tho.. shooting one handed 3's

  • p_angelofdeath

    Posted May 1, 2007 12:34 pm PT

    WOW!!! I can play basketball on Wii ? AWESOMEE

  • tt22579

    Posted May 1, 2007 9:22 am PT

    bigstikz hey learn to read if you would have bothered to look right below what you decided to quote you would have read what i really said.

  • stolpk

    Posted May 1, 2007 8:40 am PT

    Even tho the T-wolves did horrible this year id like to see Kevin Garnett on the cover of 2k8, most versatile player in the league.

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