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Within the past couple of weeks, both NBA 2K26 and NBA The Run have received new official patches. To that end, I’m a little behind in posting this bulletin, though in the case of NBA 2K26 there wasn’t a whole lot to report!

There are no official notes for the latest NBA 2K26 patch, which isn’t surprising as it’s basically just an update for Season 8 in MyCAREER and MyTEAM. Nevertheless, I’ve added the release dates and a note about the Season 8 updates to the NBA 2K26 patches article in our Wiki.

Conversely, the first patch for NBA The Run is a more significant update. It includes several technical fixes, gameplay tweaks, and other enhancements based on gamer feedback. You can find the full patch notes below, as well as here in our Wiki. I’ve also created an article for NBA The Run itself, which you can find here. Our Wiki is intended to be a community project, so as always, any help with expanding and updating the articles is most appreciated!

With NBA 2K27 on the horizon, don’t expect any more major patches for NBA 2K26. There’ll be another update for Season 9, which will take the game through to the release of its successor, but we won’t see any significant technical fixes or changes to gameplay. Indeed, any patches that NBA 2K26 will receive from here on out will most likely just introduce advertising for NBA 2K27.

As for NBA The Run, Play By Play Studios has announced new content updates and the eventual addition of an offline campaign, though it remains to be seen how long that will all take. We’ll of course cover any developments as they happen, as well as the details of any official patches. In the meantime, you can listen to Dee and I review the game in Episode #635 of the NLSC Podcast.

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Patch 7.0 is out now for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K26. The PC patch will come through on May 15th, in time for the new season. As always, the new update should download automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

In addition to preparing NBA 2K26 for Season 7 in MyCAREER and MyTEAM, Patch 7.0 adds the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo as playable teams in WNBA Quick Play. The uniforms and floors for all WNBA teams have also been updated for the 2026 season. Additionally, drive transitions from standing step back moves have been refined so as to be more realistic, and an issue with the NBA Cup in MyNBA when using a custom schedule has been resolved.

You can check out the official patch notes below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. I’ve also added the notes for Patch 6.2, a small update that I missed when it came through back on April 20th. Feel free to share any thoughts on the latest patch in the comments below, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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Patch 5.0 is out now for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K26, with the PC patch to be released on February 20th. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

In addition to preparing NBA 2K26 for Season 5 in MyTEAM and MyCAREER, Patch 5.0 includes a handful of likeness updates, fixes a couple of hangs and crashes, and resolves some other issues found throughout the various game modes. Corrections have also been made to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ arena, and the Denver Nuggets’ home uniform.

You can find the full release notes for Patch 5.0 below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. Feel free to share any thoughts on the latest update in the comments below, and join in the discussion here in the Forum.

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Patch 4.0 is out now for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version of NBA 2K26, with the PC patch set to be released this Friday in time for Season 4. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

Unlike the mysterious update back in December, we do actually have patch notes this time around. In addition to preparing NBA 2K26 for Season 4 in MyTEAM and MyCAREER, Patch 4.0 includes new RealVoice player interviews, likeness updates, and corrections to classic jerseys. There are also technical fixes for issues throughout the game modes, and a couple of PC-specific updates to improve performance.

You can find the full notes for Patch 4.0 below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. Feel free to share any impressions in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! From retrospectives of basketball games and their interesting features, to republished articles and looking at NBA history through the lens of the virtual hardwood, Wednesdays at the NLSC are for going back in time. This week, I’m once again revisiting NBA Live 95 for the Super Nintendo, in order to demonstrate how Dominique Wilkins can break the game.

There are several reasons why I enjoy revisiting classic basketball video games. So many titles remain a blast to this day, so I love hitting the virtual hardwood in them. Also, there’s always the possibility of discovering something new, whether it’s a cool feature or mechanic that I overlooked, an explanation for a design choice or technical issue, or a fun bit of roster trivia. And of course, if you mess around with a game, you might stumble across something truly weird! That’s what happened when I reversed the Dominique Wilkins for Danny Manning trade in the Super Nintendo version of NBA Live 95. Here’s a video breaking down a rather unexpected sim engine outcome!

I hope you enjoyed this exploration of a weird phenomenon that we can create in NBA Live 95’s Season mode! I’ll have to mess around a little more and see if I can find any other players that are capable of having the same impact as Dominique Wilkins when traded. In the meantime, let me know if you’ve encountered any sim engine oddities like this one, and also be sure to subscribe to the NLSC’s YouTube channel! In addition to in-depth game retrospectives, essays, and features like this, you’ll also find plenty of gameplay highlight reels, the weekly NLSC Top 10 Plays curated by Dee, episodes of the NLSC Podcast, and more basketball gaming videos.

Patch 3.0 is now available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version of NBA 2K26, and will be out on PC on November 28th in time for the tip-off of Season 3. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client – come the 28th in the case of the latter – or checking for updates manually.

In addition to preparing NBA 2K26 for Season 3 in MyCAREER and MyTEAM, Patch 3.0 includes more player likeness updates and technical fixes. It also adds support for the NBA’s new heave rule, and addresses an issue with 3-second violations in The City’s game modes. Apart from that, there have been no major changes to the gameplay. Additionally, the PC update will also include further optimisation tweaks for better stability and performance.

Full release notes for Patch 3.0 can be found below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. Feel free to share any impressions and other thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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Patch 2.0 is now available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K26, with the PC patch coming this Friday. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

Season 2 is set to tip off in MyTEAM and MyCAREER this Friday, and as previously promised, it’s brought the first major update for NBA 2K26. In addition to preparing NBA 2K26 for the new season in those modes, Patch 2.0 includes a variety of technical fixes, as well as a handful of gameplay tweaks.

Some of the key changes in Patch 2.0 for NBA 2K26 include adjustments to rhythm shooting and shot contest logic, tweaks to Takeover effects, and fixes for dribbling glitches. A number of hangs and other bugs have been resolved, and team art has been updated and fixed in both current and historical eras. A number of new player likenesses have also been added, including new face scans, tattoos, and hair updates. There are also some PC-specific fixes, including improved keyboard support and optimisation for better performance.

You can find the full release notes for Patch 2.0 below, as well as in the update history for NBA 2K26 in our Wiki. Please feel free to share any thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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Patch 1.4 is now available for NBA 2K26. As always, it should come through automatically as long as your PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X is online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

As with other recent updates, Patch 1.4 doesn’t touch gameplay in NBA 2K26. However, it does address a few more user-reported issues concerning stability in The City, matchmaking, and tracking Daily Challenges. It also further optimises GPU performance in the PC version.

Check out the full patch notes below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. Feel free to share any impressions in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the NLSC Forum. Additionally, for some excellent tips on how to get the most out of NBA 2K26’s gameplay, be sure to tune in to Episode #597 of the NLSC Podcast!

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Patch 1.3 is now available for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K26. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

As with the other recent updates, Patch 1.3 addresses user-reported technical issues with NBA 2K26. These include hangs, problems with missing Cap Breakers and Badge Perks when leaving a Crew, broken MyCAREER Quests, and other bugs. Once again, the Season 2 patch will be the first major update, so don’t expect any gameplay changes or likeness updates until then.

The full patch notes can be found below, as well as in the NBA 2K26 update history in our Wiki. As always, feel free to share any thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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Patch 1.2 is now available for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K26. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

As with the previous update, Patch 1.2 doesn’t make any changes to the gameplay in NBA 2K26. The developers have stated that the Season 2 patch is set to contain a larger number of fixes, improvements, and content updates, which has generally been the case in recent years. Patch 1.2 does address another handful of technical issues though, including disconnections in Pro-Am games, MyTEAM glitches and performance, and a couple of other bugs.

Full patch notes can be found below, as well as in the update history for NBA 2K26 over in our Wiki. Feel free to share any thoughts in the comments below, as well as join in the discussion here in the NLSC Forum.

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Patch 1.1 is now available for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X versions of NBA 2K26, which is currently still in the early access period for gamers who pre-ordered the Superstar and Leave No Doubt Editions. As always, the patch will come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

The patch addresses a handful of user-reported bugs, including issues with Challenges in The City, problems with My Auctions functionality in MyTEAM, and a hang that could occur during the NBA Draft in MyCAREER. On the PC side of things, stability issues with AMD Radeon RX 9000 cards have also been addressed. No changes have been made to gameplay at this time, and a developer note indicates that they are working to resolve the most pressing technical issues before the first big patch and content update.

You can find details on Patch 1.1 for NBA 2K26 below. I’ve also created a page to document the game’s update history here in our Wiki. Feel free to share any thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum! Also be sure to check out Episode #595 of the NLSC Podcast for some first impressions of NBA 2K26, including Dee’s comprehensive pros and cons list.

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Welcome to another edition of The Friday Five! Every Friday I cover a topic related to basketball gaming, either as a list of five items, or a Top 5 countdown. The topics for these lists and countdowns include everything from fun facts and recollections to commentary and critique. This week’s Five is another list of things that you’ll see in games that are unpatched.

As I noted in my first article recalling things that you’ll see in unpatched games, official updates are a contentious issue. Day 1 patches do little to convince gamers that modern titles aren’t rushed out before they’re ready, and frequent updates can be annoying when they’re several gigabytes in size, essentially forcing you to download the entire game all over again. From the list of issues that they have to fix to some of the undesirable changes that are pushed through, the sight of a pending patch is one that makes many basketball gamers groan in frustration.

However, when we consider that we used to have to beg and plead for patches that barely fixed any issues, and for a long time weren’t viable on console, I’ve come to believe that having too many patches is actually the lesser of two evils. While there are times when foregoing an update or downgrading to a previous version is in fact preferable, you’ll also be reminded of some weird and bothersome issues when you play unpatched games. Of course, you’ll also see some interesting snapshots of the league when a game and its rosters are restored to their vanilla state. With that being said, here are five more noteworthy things that you’ll encounter without patches.

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Patch 7.0 is out now for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K25. The PC patch will be out by May 17th, in time for the tip-off of Season 7. As always, the update should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console or Steam client, or checking for updates manually.

As I noted when Patch 6.0 dropped, we’re past the point of major title updates for this year’s game. To that point, Patch 7.o is mostly about preparing NBA 2K25 for Season 7 in MyCAREER and MyTEAM. However, it does include a handful of jersey updates – mostly removing sponsor updates and adding other minor details – and likeness updates for various WNBA players. There are also a couple of minor gameplay adjustments, and the usual bug and stability fixes.

You can find the full release notes for Patch 7.0 below, as well as in the NBA 2K25 update history in our Wiki! Feel free to share any impressions in the comments below, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum.

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Patch 5.0 is now available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version of NBA 2K25, with the PC patch set to drop soon. As always, it should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try checking for updates manually, or restarting your console/Steam client.

In addition to preparing NBA 2K25 for Season 5 in MyTEAM and MyCAREER, Patch 5.0 includes updates to player likenesses and team jerseys. It also includes fixes for disconnections in multiplayer games, a couple of Trophies/Achievements that weren’t unlocking correctly, and a few other issues.

You can find the full release notes for the latest patch below, as well as in the NBA 2K25 update history in our Wiki. Feel free to share any thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum!

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Patch 4.0 has come through for NBA 2K25. As of writing, it’s available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version of the game, with the PC patch set to drop in time for Season 4 tipping off this Friday. As always, the patch should come through automatically as long as you’re online. If it doesn’t, try restarting your console, or checking for updates manually.

In addition to preparing NBA 2K25 for Season 4 in MyCAREER and MyTEAM, Patch 4.0 includes more player likeness updates, cosmetic updates to jerseys and courts, and bug and stability fixes across all of the game modes. A few minor gameplay tweaks have also been included, as “Light Pressure” has been separated into three bands, trailing defenders can no longer force skill dunk attempts into layups with a bump from behind, and rim physics have been adjusted to reduce long rebounds.

Check out the notes for Patch 4.0 below, as well as in the update history for NBA 2K25 here in our Wiki! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, as well as join in the discussion here in the Forum. Also tune in to Episode #562 of the NLSC Podcast, where Dee and I join the community in giving our “final review” of NBA 2K25.

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