LeBron James of the Miami Heat became the cover athlete,[3] and also served as the music curator for the game.

[21] Matt Bertz of Game Informer stated that the presentation was "the best the sports genre has to offer", but criticized the lack of improvements made to both the My Career and Association modes.

Greg Giddens of Push Square concluded that "NBA 2K14 on the PS4 is a stunning digital facsimile of basketball.

The title's visually jaw dropping, technically stunning, and represents a whole different ball game to its PS3 counterpart.

Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated NBA 2K14 for "Sports Game of the Year".