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Revision as of 13:43, 26 March 2011
Beginning with Shaquille O'Neal in NBA Live 96, EA Sports have chosen a lone player to grace the cover of NBA Live, with the exeption of the French cover for NBA Live 07 that featured both Boris Diaw and Tony Parker as well as the Mobile cover for NBA Live 06 that didn't feature any player). Whereas the cover of EA Sports' Madden series is jokingly referred to as being "cursed" due to unfortunate injuries that have been suffered by NFL players who have graced it, NBA Live's cover players have generally avoided such misfortune. In 2006, Dwyane Wade became the first player to win the NBA Championship in the same year he appeared on the cover of NBA Live. The 2006 NBA Champion Miami Heat featured three former cover players in Wade (NBA Live 06), Shaquille O'Neal (NBA Live 96) and Antoine Walker (NBA Live 99).
EA Sports have continued the approach of featuring a single player on their covers for the newly branded NBA Elite series.
Main Covers
Game | Player | Notes |
NBA Live 95 | Robert Horry/John Starks | Shot from the 1994 NBA Finals, with Horry and Starks featured most prominently. |
NBA Live 96 | Shaquille O'Neal | An alternate cover featuring a shot from the 1995 NBA Finals was primarily used for the console versions. |
NBA Live 97 | Mitch Richmond | |
NBA Live 98 | Tim Hardaway | |
NBA Live 99 | Antoine Walker | |
NBA Live 2000 | Tim Duncan | Michael Jordan was featured in a sidebar, promoting his first official appearance as a Legend. |
NBA Live 2001 | Kevin Garnett | |
NBA Live 2002 | Steve Francis | |
NBA Live 2003 | Jason Kidd | |
NBA Live 2004 | Vince Carter | |
NBA Live 2005 | Carmelo Anthony | |
NBA Live 06 | Dwyane Wade | First player to win the championship the same year as appearing on the NBA Live cover. |
NBA Live 07 | Tracy McGrady | |
NBA Live 08 | Gilbert Arenas | |
NBA Live 09 | Tony Parker | |
NBA Live 10 | Dwight Howard |
International Covers
Beginning with NBA Live 2004, EA Sports have featured alternate covers for international releases in certain regions including Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Game | Player |
NBA Live 2004 | Raul Lopez (Spain) |
NBA Live 2005 | Tony Parker (France), Pau Gasol (Spain) |
NBA Live 06 | Tony Parker (France), Pau Gasol (Spain), Yuta Tabuse (Japan) |
NBA Live 07 | Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), Tony Parker/Boris Diaw (France), Pau Gasol (Spain) |
NBA Live 08 | Luol Deng (United Kingdom), Andrea Bargnani (Italy), Pau Gasol (Spain), Tony Parker/Boris Diaw (France) |
NBA Live 09 | Luol Deng (United Kingdom), Andrea Bargnani (Italy), Pau Gasol (Spain) |
NBA Live 10 | Pau Gasol (Spain), Luol Deng (United Kingdom) |