Buy NBA 2K12 for $10 cheaper, get a free DVD of On the Shoulders of Giants, plus a free issue of Intelligent Collector Magazine featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the cover, hits newsstands Dec. 6, 2011
FREE GROUND SHIPPING IN THE CONTIGUOUS USA - ACCEPTING USA ORDERS ONLY ON THIS ITEMNBA's Greatest mode: For the first time, gamers will be able to take control of some of the most iconic players in NBA history, such as Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan and put them against other classic and modern-day teams to create NBA dream matchups. Each of these 15 basketball legends has been meticulously recreated with an uncanny level of detail, including period-specific depictions of their arenas, team uniforms, signature moves, and historically accurate broadcast presentation styles in NBA 2K12. Gamers will now tap into the legacy of these legendary athletes by utilizing their signature moves, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's unstoppable sky-hook and Hakeem Olajuwon's Dream Shake, to rule the virtual hardwood. These 15 legendary athletes, plus more that appear on the team that each one plays (ex. in the Jerry West game, you play against Pete Maravich's Hawks, and after you win you unlock both teams), will allow sports fanatics to create the NBA's most storied matchups - and lock in bragging rights for their favorite teams in NBA 2K12.
"NBA's Greatest" legends in NBA 2K12 include:"The subtitle says it all: 'The greatest basketball team you never heard of.' Their actual name was the Harlem Renaissance Big Five but they were known to their many fans and admirers as the Rens. To understand their significance, and the history they made (much of it lost or forgotten) you have to understand the broader picture of race in America during the first half of the 20th century, and the unique culture of Harlem. To do this, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Deborah Morales gathered the most impressive, diverse and in some cases surprising array of interview subjects imaginable, including Maya Angelou, Dr. Cornel West, Bill Russell, Charles Barkley, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Costas, the late Coach John Wooden, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Julius Erving, Jerry West, and Herbie Hancock, to name just a few! They all make significant and eloquent contributions to the story of a remarkable group of men who comprised the first all-black professional basketball team in America.
On the Shoulders of Giants knocked me out. This film will find the audience it so richly deserves."
—Leonard Maltin, Film CriticIf you thought you knew what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was all about, guess again...
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