Description: Great news for all the Euroleague fans out there! 2K Sports officially announced today via Twitter that the upcoming basketball video game NBA 2K14 will feature top 14 teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
“We're absolutely delighted to be able to welcome top Euroleague teams into the NBA2K series. European basketball has an incredibly passionate following, and we're all excited to give fans the opportunity to take on Europe's best in NBA 2K14.”
- Jason Argent, senior vice-president of sports operations for 2K Sports
“We are very proud to collaborate with 2K Sports by introducing our teams and players into the best basketball video game in the world. With this partnership, we're able to bring fans one step closer to the action by ushering the Euroleague into the global gaming community.”
- Mr. Jordi Bertomeu, Euroleague Basketball President & CEO
Included Teams:
• Alba Berlin (Germany)
• Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey)
• CSKA Moscow (Russia)
• EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy)
• FC Barcelona Regal (Spain)
• Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey)
• Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain)
• Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (Israel)
• Montepaschi Siena (Italy)
• Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
• Panathinaikos Athens (Greece)
• Real Madrid (Spain)
• Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
• Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
#NBA2K14 will feature fourteen top teams from the Euroleague for the first time in the series. Pre-order today: http://t.co/3QbymkVL4I
— 2K Sports 2K14 (@2KSports) July 2, 2013
Euroleague will be included in #NBA2K14! Now you can play your top 14 local teams. Follow the chat #NBA2KEuroleague
— 2K Games (@2KInternational) July 2, 2013
As many as 14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams are included in this year’s NBA 2K14. #NBA2KEuroleague http://t.co/ampbHRmClt
— EuroleagueBasketball (@Euroleague) July 2, 2013
Euroleague Teams will be available on NBA 2K14 PC
Jason Argent, 2K Sports Marketing Vice President, confirmed that Euroleague teams will also be present in NBA 2K14 PC version.
Regarding FIBA rules:
“Our team is literally obsessed with making the game a perfect simulation of real life. So yes, we will incorporate all FIBA rules and respect the differences for the game to reflect them.”
According to 2K Sports, you can only use the Euroleague teams to play exhibition games, just like the special teams in NBA 2K13 (ex. Celebrity Team & Team USA). Unfortunately, you won't be able to play Euroleague season with those 14 teams.
