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If you aren’t subscribed to our YouTube channel…well, first of all, why not?!? Secondly, there’s a good chance that you’ll have missed Dee’s latest uploads, featuring highlights from NBA the Run and the PlayStation 2 version of NBA 2K11. If so, here’s your chance to catch up on those videos!

Dee had the opportunity to take part in the closed beta for NBA The Run this week, and he put together a reel of Anthony Edwards highlights from his session with the soon-to-be-released game. Be sure to tune into the next episode of the NLSC Podcast, as Dee will be providing his in-depth impressions of NBA The Run.

As we mentioned in Episode #628 of the NLSC Podcast, Dee and I recently revisited the PlayStation 2 version of NBA 2K11. The session produced a handful of exciting highlights – including one that made this week’s NLSC Top 10 Plays – and so Dee assembled a five-minute reel spotlighting the best moments.

Check out both of those videos below! Once again, we invite you to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already. In addition to the Top 10, podcast, and gameplay highlight reels such as these, we also post game retrospectives and other video essays from time to time. As always, feel free to hit us up with suggestions for games that you’d like to see us play, as well as discuss in future episodes of the NLSC Podcast.

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Having had a few roster projects go up in smoke due to burnout over the years, these days I’m sticking to manageable projects for games that I want to play; namely, old favourites. To that end, I’ve been dabbling with a 1976 ABA roster for NBA Live 06 PC – tentatively titled NBA Live ’76 – and I’ve uploaded some highlights from a recent game using the work-in-progress mod.

In the game, I take on the CPU-controlled San Antonio Spurs using the New York Nets. At this time, several players are using placeholder faces, but big names such as Julius Erving and George Gervin do have their actual likenesses. A handful of other players also have proper faces courtesy of retro mods from the archives. Both the Nets and Spurs are wearing their ABA-era jerseys and have the correct throwback logos, though all of the teams in the roster are currently using a generic floor with their respective logos at midcourt.

There’s still a ways to go with this retro roster project for NBA Live 06 PC, but as you can see from the highlights, it’s shaping up nicely! Between the ABA only having eight teams by the end of its 1976 season, the mods in our archives, and placeholder faces, I’m confident that it’ll all come together and be fun to play with. Although the ABA was before my time, it’s a fascinating part of basketball history, and the league is severely underrepresented in video games.

Check out the highlights below, and stay tuned for more info on NBA Live ’76 and other modding projects for NBA Live 06! Once again, these days I’m focusing my attention on mods for old favourites that’ll enhance my retro gaming, and projects like this will definitely help NBA Live 06 get back into my rotation. Incidentally, if there are any NBA Live modders still lurking in the community who’d like to lend a hand with some jerseys and so forth, please let me know!

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In addition to the NLSC Top 10 Plays of the Week and episodes of the NLSC Podcast, Dee and I make a habit of sharing highlights from our basketball gaming sessions on the NLSC’s YouTube channel. To that end, the time has come for another round-up of some recent uploads!

The latest video from Dee showcases our session with the PlayStation version of NBA Live 96, in which we took on the Golden State Warriors with the Washington Bullets. We’ll be discussing the game in an upcoming podcast that was originally scheduled for this week, but unfortunately had to be delayed due to technical issues. Speaking of our deep-dives into games on the podcast, last week we covered NBA Starting Five 2005, and you can check out the highlights from our head-to-head game featuring the 1982 76ers and 1987 Lakers.

As for me, back in December I posted a re-creation of Kobe Bryant’s 62-points in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks in NBA 2K6, in honour of the 20th anniversary of that feat. I’ve also uploaded a reel of Wilt Chamberlain highlights from a game of NBA 2K17, in which I was using the All-Time Kansas Jayhawks included in the All-Time College DLC.

Check out all of those videos below, and be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already! On top of these longer gameplay reels, I also post some shorts from time to time, along with the occasional video essay. As always, feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play! We’ll do our best to get them into the rotation, share the highlights with everyone, and discuss them on the podcast.

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Happy Halloween, everyone! We’re definitely in the spooky spirit this year, with a Friday Five recalling five times that Halloween hit the virtual hardwood, and a special edition of the NLSC Top 10 Plays coming a little later on. In that same spirit, I’m presenting a new Tales of the Virtual Hardwood, all about the monsters in NBA Live 08!

What’s that? You don’t remember any monsters in NBA Live 08? I assure you, this is no mod or cheat code! Hiding in plain sight in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of NBA Live 08 are some ghoulish figures. I’d suggest that most of us who know about their presence probably discovered them completely by accident while messing around in instant replay. This tale isn’t as infamous as the haunted NBA Jam cabinets, but it’s undeniably creepy! Behold…

I hope you enjoyed this spooky tale about the monsters in NBA Live 08! It was definitely a lot of fun to put together. Dee and I are frequently uploading content to the NLSC YouTube channel – usually highlights, retrospectives, video essays, and episodes of the NLSC Podcast rather than spooky stories – so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already. Once again, stay tuned for a special Halloween edition of the NLSC Top 10 Plays later today.

As you probably know by now, Dee and I are always uploading videos of our basketball gaming sessions, whether we’re playing solo, co-op, or Dee is hitting the virtual hardwood with his brothers. Our latest highlights feature NBA 2K14 MyCAREER on PlayStation 4, and NBA 2K7 for PlayStation 3.

Dee recently hosted our co-op session of NBA 2K7 over Parsec, in which we took on the Minnesota Timberwolves with the Boston Celtics. They’re a couple of underdog teams on the verge of making a blockbuster deal, and it turned into a competitive game with some spectacular moments. As you’d imagine, it was very tempting to take it to the hoop with Gerald Green as often as possible!

Meanwhile, I’ve reached the Playoffs in Year 6 of my ongoing NBA 2K14 MyCAREER, so I’ve put together the best highlights from Games 72-82. I’ll be posting highlight reels from each round of the 2019 Playoffs, before returning to the 10-game reels for the 2020 regular season. You can also follow along with the results of my NBA 2K14 MyCAREER in my story topic in the Forum.

Check out both highlight reels below! As always, we’re open to suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, so feel free to hit us up. In the meantime, make sure you’re subscribed to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming highlights, video essays, the NLSC Podcast, and the weekly Top 10 Plays.

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As you may know, Dee and I are consistently uploading highlights from our basketball gaming sessions to the NLSC YouTube channel, often featuring an assortment of NBA Live and NBA 2K titles. To that end, here’s an opportunity to catch up on what we’ve been playing recently!

Dee and his brother have been fixing up a Kobe Era roster for NBA 2K25, and as you’d expect, they’ve been testing out the teams as they complete them. This resulted in an excellent showdown between the 2003 Celtics and Knicks, which demonstrates what the game is capable of with proper ratings and tendencies for the historical players.

You may have heard us reflecting on our sessions with various NBA Live games in Episodes #566 and #568 of the NLSC Podcast. In case you haven’t caught those highlights yet, you can check out co-op games featuring the 76ers vs. Magic in NBA Live 2005, Bucks vs. Kings in NBA Live 16, and Nuggets vs. Magic in NBA Live 10. Also be sure to catch up on those podcasts if you haven’t tuned in yet!

My solo sessions included a game of NBA Live 95 for Super Nintendo, in which I took control of the young Orlando Magic against a Los Angeles Clippers team featuring a couple of out-of-place (and out-of-patience!) veterans. I’ve also posted a new entry in the NBA 2K14 Retro Series, which flashes back to the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. As an aside, I’ve also finally gotten around to posting my video retrospective of NBA Street Homecourt.

Check out all of those NBA Live and NBA 2K highlights (and the NBA Street Homecourt retrospective) below, and make sure that you’re subscribed to the NLSC YouTube channel! As always, Dee and I are open to suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, so feel free to hit us up. Stay tuned for more basketball gaming content, including video essays, highlight reels, and the weekly Top 10 Plays!

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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 taking an in-depth look back at NBA Street Homecourt with a video retrospective.

Eighteen years ago tomorrow, the Xbox 360 version of NBA Street Homecourt was released, with the PlayStation 3 version dropping a couple of weeks later. Featuring authentic courts where NBA players honed their talents growing up, it marked a tonal shift in the series. As such, it’s easily the most divisive NBA Street game! However, while it may not have been a hit with everyone, it definitely has its strong points. I’ve always enjoyed it for what it is, and the fact that I caught an early glimpse of it at an NBA Live 07 community event undoubtedly contributes to my nostalgia for it! This video retrospective is a long time coming, so let’s take a look back…way back…

I hope that you enjoyed this deep dive into the final console release in the NBA Street series! What are your thoughts on NBA Street Homecourt? Is it an overlooked gem, a blunder, or somewhere in between? Have your say in the comments below! I’m keen to produce more video retrospectives for Wayback Wednesday throughout 2025, so be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already. On top of retrospectives, essays, and podcast episodes, you’ll also find the weekly Top 10 Plays and plenty of gameplay reels. As always, feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, or be covered in a future Wayback Wednesday.

It should be clear from all of our content that we love basketball video games past and present here at the NLSC, and that of course includes uploads to our YouTube channel. Over the past month or so, Dee and I have been uploading highlights from a variety of games, literally spanning thirty years of the virtual hardwood as that includes reels from NBA Live 95 and NBA 2K25!

As we discussed in Episode #561 of the NLSC Podcast, we had a blast dusting off NBA Live 95 PC for a co-op session, with Dee uploading the highlights from our game between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. Dee also revisited NBA Live 96 PC for a game featuring the Vancouver Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors, in which Blue Edwards put on a show.

Meanwhile, I’m still on a kick with NBA 2K6 for Xbox 360. In addition to releasing a 2005 roster and working on a few other projects, I played some pick-up games using players from the 1987 and 1988 All-Star Games, including a few that I had to create. Dee and I also connected to play NBA Live 2004 for PS2, taking on the Rockets with the Suns. Finally, we flashed back to the Kobe Era in NBA 2K25 with a matchup between a fun Golden State Warriors squad and the new look Seattle Supersonics.

Catch up on all of the latest uploads below, and if you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content! As always, Dee and I are open to suggestions for games that you’d like to see us play, so feel free to hit us up in the comments, the Forum, or via our socials.

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Although I’ve been mixing things up with NBA Live 18 and a couple of other titles, some familiar favourites remain in the rotation. That includes continuing to play my way through Year 6 in NBA 2K14 MyCAREER, and to that end, I’ve put together the highlights from Games 61-71!

Unfortunately, the virtual Philadelphia 76ers’ bid to go 82-0 will have to wait until next season, as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped our winning streak at 66 games. As I mentioned on the NLSC Podcast, I admittedly messed around too much and failed to turn on the jets in the fourth quarter of that game, blowing the opportunity for an undefeated season. Nevertheless, this stretch of games produced some more entertaining highlights, and NBA 2K14 MyCAREER continues to be a blast. Playing through to the current day remains a long-term goal, so we’ll see if I can reach 2025 in 2025.

While previous compilations have covered 10-game stretches, with an 82-game schedule, I decided that the final two reels for the regular season will include 11 games apiece. Once the Playoffs begin, I’ll post highlight reels at the end of each round. Obviously, my intention is to go all the way to the NBA Finals and capture title number six, so if all goes well, there’ll be four reels from the 2019 Playoffs. After that, it’ll be on to Year 7!

With that being said, watch the highlights from Games 61-71 below! For further updates on my journey through NBA 2K14 MyCAREER, check out this topic in the Stories section of the Forum. Be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content, and as always, feel free to post suggestions of games that you’d like to see Dee and I play! We’ll do our best to connect on them, and share the highlights with you.

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Happy Halloween, everyone! Since the spooky season is here again, it’s time to dive into another basketball video game urban legend with a new Tales from the Virtual Hardwood video. On this occasion, I’m examining an alleged eerie occurrence involving the late Jason Collier and NBA Live 06 PC.

As long-time basketball fans may recall, former Atlanta Hawks big man Jason Collier sadly passed away a couple of weeks before the 2006 season tipped off. He was removed from the Xbox 360 version of NBA Live 06, but as the PC and sixth gen console versions shipped months earlier, Collier was still included in their rosters. After his untimely passing and removal from the rosters on PC however, he reportedly showed up as a referee on the sideline. Is there any truth to this urban legend? Here’s the actual story!

I hope this was an interesting tale for Halloween! Be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content, including video essays, highlight reels, our podcast, the weekly Top 10 Plays, and more. As always, if you have any suggestions of games that you’d like to see Dee and I play, or topics you’d like us to tackle on the podcast or in a video, please let us know!

It’s time for another NLSC YouTube channel roundup! In case you’ve missed them, here’s an opportunity to catch up on the latest virtual hardwood highlights from Dee and myself, featuring NBA 2K25, NBA Live 06, and other games that have been in our rotation as of late.

As we’ve discussed on the NLSC Podcast, Dee has been playing a ton of NBA 2K25 since it was released, and sharing the highlights on our channel. His most recent uploads include our co-op session taking on the Orlando Magic with the Chicago Bulls using LeBron Era rosters, and head-to-head games against his brother, namely Clippers vs. Timberwolves, Cavaliers vs. Thunder, and a WNBA showdown between the Fever and Sun. He’s also shared a fantastic 12-minute highlight reel from the first ten games in their Legends season.

Dee also put together a highlight reel from our playtesting session with a work-in-progress ABA mod for NBA Live 06. As for me, on Friday I posted a virtual hardwood tribute to the recently retired Derrick Rose. That video features some of my favourite plays using D-Rose in NBA Live 09, NBA Live 10, NBA Live 16, and NBA 2K14.

Watch all of those highlights for NBA 2K25, NBA Live 06, NBA Live 09, NBA Live 10, NBA Live 16, and NBA 2K14 below! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content. As a teaser, you can expect a new video essay from me in next week’s Wayback Wednesday, covering an interesting issue from the early days of NBA Live on PC. As always, feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, and we’ll do our best to get them into the rotation!

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As you’ve hopefully seen if you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel, Dee and I have uploaded several basketball gaming highlight reels recently. Between covering NBA 2K25 news and our other original content, I’ve neglected to share those uploads on the front page, so here’s a round-up of our latest work!

With my in-depth retrospective of 24/7 in this week’s Wayback Wednesday, it only made sense to share highlights from my playthroughs of the mode in NBA 2K6 and NBA 2K7. Both the Entertainer’s Basketball Classic and Legends Charity Tournament were fun ways to cap off a couple of modes that I was glad to finally delve into.

In my previous YouTube round-up bulletin, I shared Dee’s highlights from a game of NBA Superstars between the Celtics and Clippers. It wasn’t the only matchup that he played, as he also had a fun time showing out with Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, as you’ll see in this reel.

Dee and I have been making a point to connect on Parsec as often as possible as of late, and he’s compiled highlight reels from some extremely fun basketball gaming sessions. That includes a showdown of underdogs in NBA ShootOut 2004, and in a nod to the new Steph Era in NBA 2K25’s MyNBA Eras, a game between the Cavaliers and Warriors in NBA 2K17.

I’ve also uploaded highlights from a game of NBA Live 09 featuring the default placeholder Oklahoma City branding, and two games of NBA Street Homecourt: one between squads of WNBA stars, and one featuring the Coatesville All-Stars taking on the Baltimore All-Stars at Cloverdale.

Check out all of those basketball gaming highlight reels below! Don’t forget to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already, and as always, be sure to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play! We’ll do our best to get them into the rotation and share the highlights with you all.

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Yesterday brought us another exciting countdown in the NLSC Top 10 Plays of the Week, but that’s not all you’ll find over on our YouTube channel! For those who are unaware, Dee and I are frequently uploading highlights of the basketball video games we’re playing, both together over Parsec and in our respective solo sessions. To that point, our latest uploads spotlight NCAA Basketball 09 and NBA 2K19.

My NCAA Basketball 09 video features a showdown between ’05 North Carolina and ’05 Illinois, in a re-creation of the 2005 NCAA Championship game. I’ve added real names for all the players, in a work-in-progress roster that I hope to release sooner rather than later. The game is still fun to play today, as you can see from these highlights and in my retrospective from a few years ago.

Dee’s highlights from NBA 2K19 PC also spotlight a work-in-progress roster, as he’s been polishing up the 1986 mod that’s part of Stildo33’s Classic Seasons project. It’s fantastic 80s NBA action as the Phoenix Suns take on the Dallas Mavericks, showcasing a mod that’s a must-have for gamers who love NBA history!

Check out both of our highlight reels below! As always, be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already, and feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play in the future.

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It’s time for another round-up of recent uploads to the NLSC YouTube channel! For those who aren’t aware, in addition to the NLSC Podcast and Top 10 Plays of the Week, Dee and I frequently upload basketball gaming highlight reels from games we play together over Parsec, as well as our solo sessions. Here’s what you may have missed from late April through to the end of May!

As Dee and I have discussed on the podcast, we’ve been connecting to play some co-op games of the Super Nintendo version of the original NBA Jam. Our favourite team to use thus far has been the Phoenix Suns with Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson, and to that end, Dee has uploaded footage from our game against the Washington Bullets. We also connected to play Basketball Classics and had an exciting head-to-head game that went down to the wire, and began a Road Trip in NBA Jam: On Fire Edition with johnz1’s NBA Jam: Legends On Fire Edition mod. Be sure to check out those uploads from Dee to see how much fun we’ve been having with Parsec!

Meanwhile, I’ve been uploading the latest highlight reels from Year 6 in my NBA 2K14 MyCAREER to the NLSC YouTube channel, including an assortment of the best plays from Games 41-50, a big comeback victory, a dunk and alley-oop fest against the Clippers, and the 2019 All-Star Game. I also had some fun dusting off NBA Live 09 to play with FIBA teams, namely a showdown between Australia and Slovenia.

You can check out all of those videos below! Once again, be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel if you haven’t already, as Dee and I are committed to bringing you regular highlights and video essays in addition to the podcast and weekly countdowns of the community’s Top 10 Plays. As always, feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, and we’ll do our best to get them into the rotation ASAP!

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Although I’m past my huge NBA Live 10 kick from a few years ago, I still enjoy firing up the game and sharing the highlights whenever I do! With Blake Griffin recently announcing his retirement after 13 NBA seasons, I felt inspired to stage a showdown of cover players with the face of NCAA Basketball 09 taking on Dwight Howard in his own game.

While Griffin ultimately missed what should have been his rookie season, we can obviously still put him on the floor in NBA Live 10 to create some high-flying highlights. Lob City may have been a few years away, but the tandem of Griffin and Blake Davis is also quite capable of connecting on alley-oops. I managed to do just that – no mean feat in NBA Live 10, as many of you are no doubt aware – as well as frequently find Griffin on the fast break for some vicious finishes. Davis was also a lot of fun with his signature dribbling package, while Howard and Mickael Pietrus led the way for Orlando in a game that was tightly-contested until the fourth quarter. Check it out!

NBA Live 10 is still a blast to dust off over a decade later, so I hope that you enjoyed these highlights! Be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content, and as always, feel free to hit Dee and I up with suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play.