What's your point here? 2-3 people maybe said that in your topic and you chose to contribute to this discussion with that? You were right...you should be happy it came true.
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Kobe Bryant is on the cover of NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition
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I was going to say something, but... yeah.
I know some people are able to look beyond his past - some even still idolize him - but I can't.
I was wondering, I have zero interest in BB, and didn't really follow the story, but is he or isn't he a fucking rapist? And if he is, why are people on here whining about his death?!
Those people were right.
In the midst of what we got going on right now we got dudes being sad the rapist edition costs extra
In short, he was very credibly accused of rape and used his influence and money to bully the accuser into silence. He then went back to a very successful career as a basketball legend with almost zero repercussions. It's a sensitive subject, like with many "celebrity heroes", and his death has made it more difficult to discuss those events in a level-headed manner.
I firmly stand on the side that his career should have been toast and if he wasn't in the position he was in, he'd have faced justice and prison time.
God DAMN. And this is supposed to be a progressive place? Hypocritical pieces of shit.
Garlador Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Raped a girl and then dragged her through the mud, but I guess he used to sport pretty good. Eugh.
This feels very cynical and I don't think Kobe would've agreed to this if he knew that this game is a lootbox infested shitfest targeted to abuse vulnerable people,
He was in the cover of 2k17, ya know, the year he retired. If he had a problem with the game having loot boxes he would have expressed that while alive I'd assume.
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I don't get your point then. They could have changed the title.
When he died the first thing that came to my mind was that 2K would put him on the cover... then I went crazy and thought "imagine if they put him on a special edition but the extra money you pay goes to some basketball foundation / something like that instead of 2K. LOL, how silly
LMAO
Didn't know that. I guess no one has standards anymore these days.
Going to point out that the woman who accused him was treated so badly by him and his lawyers they actually had to change the law in that state afterwards for how they deal with rape victims
I chose to contribute to this discussion noticing that everybody who posted before me either didn't take issue with him being on the cover or were evening posting with tribute to him.
I mean why would you expect standards from Kobe after 2003?
Also, why would you ever expect someone who is worth millions of dollars to not be focused on cynically making as much money as possible? Celebrities are not your friends.
MILK THAT DEATH BABY
Pretty damn shameful. he should be on the standard editions on it too.
bruhh crossing Bird and dunking on Jordan left and right
lmaooooo
Pretty damn shameful. he should be on the standard editions on it too.
Put some respect on the Bald Mamba
bruhh crossing Bird and dunking on Jordan left and right
lmaooooo
I don't follow sports games, aren't they supposed to reflect the current teams' rosters?
Wow, you're right, since it's called that it's impossible for them not to charge a premium for a version with a recently deceased athlete on the cover.
They really lucked out that the random name generator didn't select some no-name rookie or something.
There are legacy teams (notable teams from every year), on top whatever additional mode there could be with Kobe.
I'll be picking one up and I definitely need a poster of the two covers. Disappointed in the $100 premium for cross gen support though, but not surprised. I really hope others don't follow this.
I honestly can't tell if some people are being serious in this thread.
Well, Kobe himself wasn't a fan of consent...
This cover feels gross, but wasn't uunexpected.
User banned (2 weeks): hostility, backseat modding over multiple posts
Then leave. Start a new thread and discuss your misgivings there.
Yes Kobe is/was no longer an NBA player so his estate (his wife) controls his likeness.
I clarified earlier I am not well versed in sports, so I literally just learned Kobe was a rapist today
Cmon man. We really gonna do this again? Make a new thread if you want to throw shade.
He went back to his successful career? You're going to ignore the advocacy for women and all the work he did to uplift that Female Basketball community?
It feels like this happened ten years ago. Rip Mamba. I'm probably getting this when is on sale.
Why derail the thread? Im a member of the 2K community and I'd like to just discuss Kobe's career, his impact on basketball and his complex legacy. But if you want to derail the thread please just make a separate thread and do it there.
Right? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. There's even a rapist defense force here! They should WEAR THAT BADGE WITH HONOR. Hell, why not ask a mod for a special tag?
I feel like the rape part of his legacy supercedes the non-rape parts. There are plenty of talented athletes who manage not to sexually assault people and it is kindof weird that on resetera of all places to have people say "yeah but he was real good at sportball tho"