NBA 2K reveals its new cover with Kyrie Irving in a Celtics uniform

Kyrie Irving looks on during the press conference at TD Garden on September 1, 2017. Omar Rawlings/Getty Images

September 7, 2017

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After its initial cover needed a minor tweak…

Introducing this year’s #NBA2K18 cover athlete @KyrieIrving in his new @cavs uniform! #2KFirstLook pic.twitter.com/WUE9uasQGA

— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) August 7, 2017

…NBA2K has revealed the updated cover for the latest edition of the popular video game.

https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/905762593951825922

The original cover was set to feature All-Star Kyrie Irving in a Cavaliers jersey, but that had to be changed once the point guard was traded to the Celtics in August. Following the trade’s announcement, the NBA 2k18 Twitter account tweeted one word: “Whoops.”

https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/900141690119258112