Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark and Derrick Rose Tabbed as NBA 2K Cover Athletes
Mike Wang said Wembanyama’s size forced built-in limiters to be rewritten after his animations clipped through the floor and backboard in testing.
- On Wednesday, NBA 2K revealed San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, Indiana Fever standout Caitlin Clark, and Chicago Bulls legend Derrick Rose as cover athletes for NBA 2K27, launching September 4 with a reworked game engine.
- NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang explained that developers at Visual Concepts reworked the engine because Wembanyama's 8-foot wingspan and guard skills caused player models to clip through floors and layup animations to travel above the backboard.
- Before Wembanyama's arrival, built-in limiters capped the ability to use players with such extreme dimensions in competitive online play; replicating his real-life defensive impact is now a franchise-defining undertaking, Wang noted.
- Wembanyama graces the Standard Edition, while Clark headlines the Deluxe Edition and Rose the Ultra Edition, with a gameplay trailer scheduled for July 28 ahead of the September 4 launch.
- SVP and GM of NBA 2K Zak Armitage stated the trio shares a 'relentless drive' that defines NBA 2K27, marking a momentous year for Wembanyama, the NBA's first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.
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Independent EspañolNEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama, of the Spurs of San Antonio, Caitlin Clark, of the Fever of Indiana, and the former MVP of the NBA Derrick Rose will be released on the cover of the NBA 2K27 game, which was announced on...
Derrick Rose, Caitlin Clark and Victor Wembanyama Tabbed as NBA 2K Cover Athletes
<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Derrick Rose, Caitlin Clark and Victor Wembanyama Tabbed as NBA 2K Cover Athletes</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Associated Press</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-07-22T11:49:38-05:00" title="Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - 11:4…
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