Career-Defining Michael Jordan Buzzer Beater Finds a Virtual Home in NBA 2K23 Sending Fans Into a Frenzy

Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, once scored a basket so amazing that it gained legendary status itself. Now the new 2k published NBA 2k23 has just recreated the iconic shot for the game.

The soon-to-be-released NBA game has announced that one of its major features will be showing Michael Jordan in his 1980s avatar. And to prove it, the game has recently launched a cinematic shot of how one of his iconic shots will be played out.

Michael Jordan and his iconic “The Shot”

During the 1989 Eastern Conference first-round series, the match between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers was at its close time. The then 26-year-old Michael Jordan threw an iconic shot over Cavaliers’ Craig Ehlo. Throwing such an astonishing shot that it gave MJ a legendary status overnight.

The shot was so iconic that it defined the career that Michael Jordan was going to have in the next years. With his extended stay in the air and a delayed throw in the basket, “The Shot” almost looked inanimate. But even after so many years, fans still remember the day like yesterday.

And so NBA 2k23 has found a way to bring back fans of those iconic Michael Jordan matches. Through a series of challenges in the game, players can revisit those line-ups and play them exactly as the original match played out.

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As Erick Boenisch, VP of NBA development at 2K and Visual Concepts said, ?The Jordan Challenge is an immersive experience unlike anything NBA 2K fans have seen, completely rebuilding the challenges from 2K11 and adding five new moments.?

How did fans react to the news?

Fans after seeing the recreation of the iconic shot became hyped and started flooding the comments. Some fans were really happy to see such an overhauled graphical gameplay from an NBA game.

Although most fans were happy with the game, some pointed out little tweaks that can help make the game more realistic than it already is. For example, some said that the net was too stiff while some pointed out that the far crowd can be more realistic.

Notably, many fans appealed to the developers to give this version of the game to the PC as well.

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NBA 2k23 is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and having the additional option of playing the game as Michael Jordan can change a lot for the franchise. What do you think about this? Let us know in the comments below.