Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls are the cover athletes, and they are all shown in dunking positions.

[4] Additionally, he appeared in an introduction, picked songs for the game's soundtrack and contributed to the design of its in-game menus "and other visual elements".

[7] The soundtrack was announced in August 2012 including songs from Jay-Z and artists like Nas, Kanye West, and U2.

[11] The game was also distributed as a limited disc-based release and was found to have been missing some key features from the console versions.

Within 24 hours of going on sale, the game sold 9.5 million copies in the U.S. Online matchmaking with friends is unavailable and "Blacktop 3 vs 3", and "MyTEAMs" modes have been removed.

[citation needed] Curated by Jay-Z NBA 2K13 has received generally favorable reviews and has a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100.

"[28] GameSpot scored the game a 9 of 10 saying that "Enhanced realism and a great new control setup make NBA 2K13 a fantastic recreation of pro hoops.

Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated NBA 2K13 for "Sports Game of the Year".