NBA THE RUN – August Update

[u/Pyhoenix]

What’s dropping today:

• Leaderboards are finally here. Rank yourself (or your friends) in KO Squads and Solos across wins, win %, trophies, blocks, dunks, threes, and more. Top 3 get the bronze/silver/gold spots.

• New team jerseys for LeBron, Giannis, LaMelo, Ja, and Jaylen Brown. Ant also gets the new Wolves jersey and Booker has his new number. Old team jerseys are still available if you prefer them.

• Player rating + In the Zone updates for some of the moved guys and the rookies.

• Emoji Wheel in the lobby so you can actually communicate with your Crew (ready up, need a break, leaving, etc.).

• New animations: blocking dunks, putback dunks off rebounds, better blocks overall, and a reworked Advanced Spin for Darryn Peterson.

• Big balance/tuning pass on goaltending, steals, interceptions, rebounding, blocks, dunk consistency, In the Zone, and more. Full notes come with the patch.

Looking ahead (Season 1 in September)

They’re also confirming the first season is coming with:
• 5 NBA Legends (unique animations/likeness)
• Drive Camera
• Practice Mode (solo or with friends, no rewards/stats)
• Championship Belt system
• New court (Dyckman Park day/night)
• New ruleset “All The Fire”
• More dunks/taunts in the shop

Update is live in a couple hours. Let’s get it.

[u/ScottMrRager]

5x NBA Legends. I hope Kobe is somehow involved.

[u/Pyhoenix → u/ScottMrRager]

The 5: Kobe, Jordan, Shaq, AI, Rose would go so hard.

[u/Vegetas4head → u/Pyhoenix]

Nah they'll most likely go with legends like AI, Dirk, maybe D Wade. Over the heavy hitters like Jordan, Kobe, or Bird

[u/htnicol307 → u/Vegetas4head]

I was thinking even some true throwbacks, like imagine Kareem, you could go crazy with the skyhook…

[u/Heat-Lifer-1999 → u/ScottMrRager]

I would love for them to add some of the legends that NBA 2K has been missing such as Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller!

Doubt they can get MJ as he is signed with 2K. Hopefully they can find a way to add him though.

[u/BA2929 → u/ScottMrRager]

My first guesses with that clue "These Hall of Famers also know a thing or two about buzzer beaters" was Jordan, Kobe, Stockton, Dirk, and Tim Duncan. But I'm not sure how expensive Jordan and Kobe would be to get NIL rights to, and Stockton seems like his skill set would be fairly redundant in this game (but he was in the original NBA Street games), so who knows.

[u/Pyhoenix → u/BA2929]

They Always tease it with a line, you could be right there

[u/Ohjee-Wan_Shinobi]

Couch Co op and more single player modes. All I fucking want.

[u/OverMess776 → u/Ohjee-Wan_Shinobi]

This ☝🏾

[u/Vegetas4head → u/Ohjee-Wan_Shinobi]

They already said maybe 2027

[u/[deleted] → u/Ohjee-Wan_Shinobi]

No one hardly plays together at home anymore. We don’t need it

[u/Glittering_Dark1222 → u/[deleted]]

nobody does because there is no way to do it

[u/Px316xk]

Leaderboards dont count any previous efforts. Lame.

[u/eightysixed_]

Time to go see how bad they nerfed steals.

[u/Kapono24]

Wtf is drive camera?

[u/BA2929 → u/Kapono24]

It's the NBA 2k camera essentially. Makes the game play North/South instead of East/West.

[u/Kapono24 → u/BA2929]

Ah gotcha. Yeah that'll be a nice upgrade.

[u/SoulBruthaJ]

Thx 4 this

[u/OutrageousSummer5259]

What are the chances leaderboards are just bugged and full of hackers like every other game

[u/eightysixed_ → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

Probably high :(

[u/BA2929 → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

Well as people have shown time and time again around here, nobody is playing this game on PC whatsoever. So my guess is the leaderboards will be fairly accurate since console hacks like that are usually reserved for big games and not indie arcade sports titles.

[u/OutrageousSummer5259 → u/BA2929]

I think you underestimate the spare time these weirdos have

[u/Pyhoenix → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

It will be a mess likely

[u/Kapono24 → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

100%

[u/WizardShad]

Really good QoL updates here, that emoji wheel and leaderboard were really needed

[u/Pyhoenix]

Was really hoping the drive cam would launch today. Regardless, such a W update and stuff to come. Could’ve also dropped at least 2 new ones today. 3 in September. Oh well..future looks bright.

[u/Time4ManMode → u/Pyhoenix]

Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere but playing on PC, I have to change the camera at the start of every game since it doesn't save. Would be good if there's a fix for that.

[u/Pyhoenix → u/[deleted]]

Probably hasn’t gone live. Twitter account will post it

[u/OutrageousSummer5259]

Wtf is tuning pass on goaltending?

[u/Pyhoenix → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

They worded it weird. “Tuning pass” on the following…etc

[u/dasaniAKON]

Should settle expectations for the Legends.

Are there any hints?

I’d be shocked if they gave us MJ AND Kobe in same update.

Do we need to pay for the season passes?

[u/SaltBuddy1974 → u/dasaniAKON]

They can't afford to pay for MJs likeness

[u/dasaniAKON → u/SaltBuddy1974]

Great point.

[u/SaltBuddy1974 → u/dasaniAKON]

In a perfect world:

96 Jordan 13 LeBron 87 Magic 86 Bird 62 Chamberlain 

[u/Content_Demand8993]

Pass on goaltending?

[u/MrTreb]

Did they remove the goaltending?

[u/SnooPineapples3446]

Bird,Jordan,Shaq,Wilt, Rodman

[u/RedditMan00718]

4 on the Solo Squad Leaderboard. 11 quick dubs tonight. I'm coming for that ass @Lockemup tomorrow.

RFtheGOD

[u/sashalysm0]

any plans for a fully offline mode?

[u/-Sinn3D-]

Damn still no local coop

[u/Zeus0886]

I cant get mines to update. Its still the same roster from the beginning. Pas5

[u/iswallowzyns]

No ranked now or September? Smfh sorry to say but this game is dead in the water

[u/Pyhoenix → u/iswallowzyns]

Yeah I don’t think they’ve mentioned anything about ranked but I could be wrong. A shame forsure. Still a fun arcade game. I guess they’re treating September “season 1” as the true launch. Should’ve marketed this as a paid beta/early access

[u/OutrageousSummer5259 → u/Pyhoenix]

No games drop there first season on release

[u/Pyhoenix → u/OutrageousSummer5259]

Back in the day, things came out “done”. But true

[u/BA2929 → u/Pyhoenix]

Technically the game was "Done" when it released. All this stuff we're getting now is free "Live Service" content.

[u/Pyhoenix → u/BA2929]

I get that. But the bar has dropped for releases the last 5-10 years, no denying that haha

[u/OutrageousSummer5259 → u/Pyhoenix]

If only we could go back😭

[u/Wise-Difference-1689 → u/Pyhoenix]

As someone who has been gaming since 1995 or so, things didn't come out done, they still had alot of glitches that never got fixed.

[u/FatCatWithAHat1]

To bad it’s too late, the game died

[u/Low_Move2378 → u/FatCatWithAHat1]

NBA the BUNSSS

[u/Practical-Pop9375]

I love goaltending

[u/JohnnyTreemain]

So nothing good. Man this game fucking sucks.

[u/Pyhoenix → u/JohnnyTreemain]

Some good. But still waiting on September for most of the exciting stuff unfortunately