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  • NBA 2K27 celebrates basketball’s past, present, and future with Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, Derrick Rose covers 

    NBA 2K27 celebrates basketball’s past, present, and future with Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, Derrick Rose covers 

    NBA 2K27 is telling the story of basketball through three different generations.

     

    Rather than spotlighting just one face of the franchise, this year’s installment brings together the sport’s brightest present-day superstar, its fastest-rising women’s basketball icon, and one of the game’s most unforgettable former MVPs.

     

    Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, and Derrick Rose have been unveiled as the cover athletes for NBA 2K27, with each representing a different edition of the game ahead of its worldwide release on Sept. 4.

     

    Leading the lineup is Wembanyama, who headlines the Standard Edition after another spectacular season that firmly established him among the NBA’s elite.

     

    The San Antonio Spurs franchise cornerstone guided his team to the 2026 NBA Finals and added several major accolades along the way. The 22-year-old was named the Western Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, captured the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and finished third in the Kia MVP race behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić.

     

    Wembanyama averaged 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds while powering San Antonio to an impressive 62-20 regular-season record, making him the natural choice to front the flagship edition of the game.

     

    Meanwhile, the Deluxe Edition belongs to Clark, whose impact on women’s basketball continues to redefine expectations.

     

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    The Indiana Fever superstar becomes the latest WNBA player to earn an NBA 2K cover, further highlighting the league’s growing influence and popularity.

     

    Clark recently delivered one of the greatest individual performances in WNBA history, exploding for 45 points and 10 assists to become the first player ever to record at least 40 points and 10 assists in the same game.

     

    Already a three-time All-Star and the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, Clark has continued the remarkable rise that began during her record-breaking collegiate career at Iowa.

     

    Representing basketball’s legacy is Rose, who graces the Ultra Edition in his second appearance as an NBA 2K cover athlete after previously sharing the NBA 2K13 cover with Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin.

     

    Rose remains one of the league’s most beloved figures after becoming the youngest NBA Most Valuable Player in history in 2011 at just 22 years old.

     

    The former Chicago Bulls star finished his career with averages of 17.4 points and 5.2 assists across 723 regular-season games while collecting three All-Star selections, an All-NBA First Team nod, and the 2009 Rookie of the Year award.

     

    By bringing together Wembanyama, Clark, and Rose, NBA 2K27 celebrates three different chapters of basketball—its future, its rapidly evolving present, and one of its most inspiring stories from the modern era—as the franchise prepares for another global release this September.

     

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  • eGilas Pilipinas completes redemption arc, captures first eFIBA World Finals Season 4 title

    eGilas Pilipinas completes redemption arc, captures first eFIBA World Finals Season 4 title

    After years of falling just short of the podium’s highest step, eGilas Pilipinas finally turned heartbreak into history.


    The Philippine Men’s National NBA 2K team completed a long-awaited breakthrough by winning its first-ever eFIBA World Finals Season 4 championship, sweeping Turkiye in the best-of-three title series on Sunday to deliver the country’s maiden world title in the competition.

     

    The victory also earned the Filipinos the tournament’s $20,000 grand prize, capping off a campaign that showcased preparation against the world’s best virtual basketball teams.

     

    Composed of Miguel “MiguelCarlo” Hubillar, Chris “Vio” Briones, Kenneth “Clue-” Gutierrez, Joshua “JMACC” Machado, and Prich “DonP” Diez, eGilas closed out the championship with a convincing 68-58 victory in the deciding match.

     

    The Philippines had previously settled for multiple fourth-place finishes at the eFIBA World Finals, making this breakthrough even more meaningful for a program that had steadily established itself among the world’s elite.

     

    That hunger was evident from the opening day of the tournament as the Filipinos dominated the group stage by defeating France, 64-53, Algeria, 73-52, and Germany, 72-45 before eliminating Lebanon, 67-58, in the upper bracket semifinals. 

     

    They then carried that momentum into the finals against Turkiye, finishing the tournament with just one game lost throughout the entire event.

     

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    According to head coach Nite Alparas, the team’s determination to finally bring home the championship never wavered.

     

    “Actually sobrang locked in talaga ng team from the start palang ng season na to. Lahat gutom manalo. During this whole tournament alam namin na iisa lang ang goal naming lahat. At yun ang maiuwi ang gold,” Alparas said.

     

    Preparation also played a major role in the team’s success. Alparas revealed that every night in Qatar was spent breaking down film and developing strategies tailored for each opponent.

     

    “Since day 1 na dumating kami dito sa Qatar, every night we spend 3 hours just to plan and review the games of our opponents. Then nung nakarating kami sa grand finals we know na kaya namin mauwi yung championship para sa Pilipinas,” he said.

     

    The Philippines’ dominance was likewise reflected in the tournament’s individual awards.

     

    Hubillar was named the Most Valuable Player after averaging 24.0 points and 7.4 assists per game, orchestrating the team’s offense throughout the tournament. Meanwhile, Gutierrez anchored the defensive end and earned the Defensive Player of the Year award after averaging 3.1 steals per game.

     

    Machado also received international recognition after securing a spot in the All-Star Five, averaging 11.0 points and 1.7 steals per game. He was joined by Hubillar and Gutierrez on the elite team alongside France’s Xmambaout and Turkiye’s Canboymm.

     

    Turkiye finished as runners-up, while France claimed third place. For eGilas Pilipinas, however, the tournament represented more than a championship—it marked the country’s arrival as the new standard in international NBA 2K competition, finally converting years of persistence into a historic world title.

     

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