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Latest NBA 2K24 & NBA 2K23 Hook by Looyh

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art

Looyh has released new versions of his Hook tool for NBA 2K24 (V24.0.4) and NBA 2K23 (V0.0.26). For those who are unaware, NBA2K_Hook is an essential tool in the creation and use of mods, adding support for a mods folder in NBA 2K23, and expanding the functionality of the in-built mods folder in NBA 2K24. The tool also supports plugins for modding, including a roster editor. It is not used for cheating online, which is something that we don’t support in this community.

The release notes for the latest version of both the NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23 Hook are as follows:

  • Fixed an issue where some users experienced frame drops in the game under certain conditions when using encrypted mods (such as in player editing).
  • Fixed a resource leak caused by not closing the FindFirstFile handle when enumerating subdirectories. (No actual impact)

Download the NBA 2K24 version here, and the NBA 2K23 version here. A big thanks as always to Looyh for his continued work on the Hook and its various plugins! Without the contributions of talented individuals such as Looyh, our modding community would not have been able to grow and thrive as it has since we were founded back in 1996.

NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: 2024 Team USA Jerseys

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Although a majority of modders have moved on to NBA 2K24 at this point, we still do see some mod releases for NBA 2K23 PC. That includes today’s release from bctrackboi11, which replaces the 2016 Team USA jerseys with their new 2024 uniforms. Check it out at the link below!

bctrackboi11
Team USA 23-24 Jersey

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K24 & NBA 2K23 Roster Editor Updated

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art

As I’ve said before, Looyh continues to do some excellent work with his modding tools, for which we’re extremely grateful. To that end, he’s updated the roster editor for both NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23 PC. You can pick up the latest versions at the links below!

Looyh
NBA2K24 Tools | Roster Editor (Updated to v1.0.3)
NBA2K Tools Roster Editor For 2K23 (Updated to v1.1.3)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

Latest NBA 2K24 & NBA 2K23 Tools From Looyh

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art

Looyh continues to do excellent work with his tools for NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23, without which the community wouldn’t be able to mod those games! His latest tools include an audio converter and updated roster editor for NBA 2K24, as well as a new version of the NBA 2K23 roster editor. You can pick them all up at the links below!

Looyh
NBA2K Audio Converter
NBA2K24 Tools | Roster Editor (Updated to v1.0.2)
NBA2K Tools Roster Editor For 2K23 (Updated to vV1.1.2)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K24 & 2K23 Hook Plugins: Coaches With Jackets

NBA 2K24 & 2K23 Hook Plugins: Coaches With Jackets

Looyh has released a couple of new Hook plugins for both NBA 2K23 and NBA 2K24. Specifically, these plugins can be used to have the coaches wearing jackets on the sidelines. Pick up both plugins at the links below, and make sure that you have the latest version of the Hook tool for each game!

NBA 2K24
[Hook_Plugin] Coaches Wearing Jackets

NBA 2K23
[Hook_Plugin] Coaches Wearing Jackets

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K24 & NBA 2K23 Hook Tools Updated

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art

Just in case you haven’t downloaded them yet, be sure that you have the latest version of the Hook tools for NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23 by Looyh installed! For those who aren’t aware, the Hook is an essential utility in both creating and using mods. You can pick up the latest version of the Hook for both NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23 at the links below. Be sure to check out our Downloads database for more modding tools and mod releases!

Looyh
NBA2K_Hook(NBA2K24) (Updated to V24.0.3)
NBA2K_Hook For 2K23 (Updated to V0.0.25)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: Updated Tools

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In addition to updating the Hook and releasing a Player Editor plugin for NBA 2K24, Looyh has also updated his tools for NBA 2K23. Check them out at the links below!

Looyh
NBA2K_Hook For 2K23 (Updated to v0.0.24)
[Hook_Plugin] PlayerEditor+ (Updated to v1.7)

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Mod Releases for NBA 2K23 & NBA 2K24: New Gen Scoreboards V2.0

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Cover Art

Normally I post mod releases for different games in separate bulletins, but since this is a mod with a version for both NBA 2K23 and NBA 2K24, I’m posting them together. In case you missed it, Looyh has updated his New Gen scoreboards for both NBA 2K23 and NBA 2K24. Download them both – making sure to grab the right version for the game that you’re playing – at the links below!

Looyh
2K24 New Gen Scoreboard For 2K24 (Updated to v2.0)
2K24 New Gen Scoreboard For 2K23 (Updated to v2.0)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: New Gen Scoreboard

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The latest NBA 2K23 mod releases feature a custom scoreboard by Looyh, based on the one in NBA 2K24 New Gen. Check it out at the link below!

Looyh
2K24 New Gen Scoreboard For 2K23

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

Monday Tip-Off: Sim Heads Are Not Casuals

Monday Tip-Off: Sim Heads Are Not Casuals

We’re at midcourt, and the ball is about to go up…it’s Monday Tip-Off! Join me as I begin the week here at the NLSC with my opinions and commentary on basketball gaming topics, as well as tales of the fun I’ve been having on the virtual hardwood. This week, I’m tipping things off with a rebuttal to the idea that basketball gamers who are sim heads are somehow casuals.

Since we’re all on the internet here, I’m going to assume that we’re all familiar with Harvey Dent’s line in The Dark Knight about either dying a hero, or living long enough to become the villain. It’s up there with Alfred musing that some men just want to watch the world burn; another line that the internet loves, especially wannabe nihilist edgelords. In any case, Dent’s observation can be applied to the real world as well. From people who tarnished their reputation, to simply finding yourself on the wrong side of the argument as time goes by, it’s possible to end up as the bad guy.

Of course, when it’s a matter of fandom infighting, “bad guy” is a relative term. We’re more likely to throw around a word like “casuals” to dismiss the opinions of people we disagree with, ostensibly because they just don’t get it. For a long time, gamers who played basketball games, but didn’t know or care much about the real sport, were the ones who were branded with the “casuals” label. While I don’t agree with the gatekeeping nature of that, it made sense in so much as sim games in particular were designed with hardcore hoop heads in mind. These days, sim heads are being called “casuals” by those who advocate for cheese and “stick skills” over realistic gameplay.

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NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: Philippines Headshots

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Even though NBA 2K24 is out now, there’ll likely still be a trickle of NBA 2K23 mod releases here and there. To that end, RYN2K Gaming has uploaded a headshot pack for the Philippines national team, which you can check out at the link below.

RYN2K GAMING
GILAS PILIPINAS HEADSHOT PACK (FIBA WORLD CUP 2023)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: FIBA Rosters & Updated Jerseys

NBA 2K23 Cover Art

I’m a bit late in posting these NBA 2K23 mod releases, but it’s important to note that even with NBA 2K24 right around the corner, some cool stuff is being made for last year’s game. That includes a new FIBA roster from Shuajota, and an updated Suns jersey from pinoy21, which you can find at the links below!

Shuajota
FIBA 2K23 Roster

pinoy21
Phoenix Suns 2023-24 Jersey (pinoy21) (Updated to v3.0)

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NBA 2K23 Mod Releases: Six Jerseys

NBA 2K23 Cover Art

The launch of NBA 2K24 is fast approaching, but we’re still seeing some new mod releases for NBA 2K23! Check out the latest jerseys from pinoy21 at the links below.

pinoy21
New Orleans Pelicans Statement Jersey 2023-24 (pinoy21)
USA Jersey Pack (pinoy21)
Bahamas Jersey Pack (pinoy21)
Gilas Pilipinas Jersey Pack (pinoy21)
Minnesota Timberwolves City Edition Jersey 2023-24
Phoenix Suns 2023-24 Jersey (pinoy21) (Updated to v2.0)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

NBA 2K23 Patch 9.0 Released

NBA 2K23 Patch 9.0 Released

And so, we enter end game! The preview season for NBA 2K24 ramps up this week and its release is looming on the horizon, but there’s one more Season to play in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM and MyCAREER. As such, Patch 9.0 has come through for NBA 2K23 this week on all platforms. It should download automatically as long as you’re online; if it doesn’t, try restarting your Steam client or console, or checking for updates manually.

At this point, it seems that 2K has given up on official patch notes. However, there obviously aren’t any major fixes or changes taking place this late in the lifecycle of NBA 2K23, so we can take it as read that Patch 9.0 simply updates the game for Season 9 in MyTEAM and MyCAREER.

Although we don’t have any detailed notes once again, you can find the update histories for the Next Gen and Current Gen versions of NBA 2K23 over in our Wiki. Feel free to post any thoughts in the comments below, as well as join in the discussion in our NBA 2K23 Forum. Also, don’t forget to stay tuned for more details on NBA 2K24! I’ll be aggregating the news as it comes through, and Dee and I will be discussing the developments on the NLSC Podcast.

Monday Tip-Off: Can 2K Fix The Toxicity Of Its Online Scene?

Monday Tip-Off: Can 2K Fix The Toxicity Of Its Online Scene?

We’re at midcourt, and the ball is about to go up…it’s Monday Tip-Off! Join me as I begin the week here at the NLSC with my opinions and commentary on basketball gaming topics, as well as tales of the fun I’ve been having on the virtual hardwood. This week, I’m tipping things off with my thoughts on whether or not 2K can fix the toxicity of its online scene.

When you produce content or any form of entertainment, I firmly believe that you get the audience that you cultivate. This isn’t to say that periphery demographics aren’t a thing, or that popular works don’t end up attracting toxic people for the same reasons they appeal to more pleasant fans. However, some works establish or openly welcome problematic attitudes within their core audience. This includes elitist gatekeeping, and open disdain and hostility towards differing preferences, as well as other genres and interests. They may champion pseudo-intellectualism, and in extreme cases, bigotry.

I’ve spoken at length on many occasions about the toxicity in NBA 2K’s online scene. One might argue that I’m being melodramatic or overly sensitive, but if so, I’m not alone in my views. Just about everywhere that you’ll find discussion of NBA 2K and its online modes, you’ll see complaints about the toxicity, including assertions that it’s the worst in gaming. Now, that may or may not be hyperbole, as many of the issues with toxicity in NBA 2K’s online scene aren’t exclusive to the series. Nevertheless, the scene in other games has been described more favourably. This leads me to ask just how much of the problem is under 2K’s control, and what they can do at this point.

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