

The 25 icons and their associated players are as follows:Įarvin "Magic" Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers For example, a player who creates a slashing guard can choose Beast Mode based on Russell Westbrook to increase dunking, The Answer based on Allen Iverson to increase steals or The Spark based on Candace Parker to increase shot blocking. Moreover, three WNBA stars also have icons inspired by them. They can then choose an icon corresponding to either a current NBA star or NBA legend that determines a special ability and an extra attribute that can be upgraded as well as various boosts as the character gains experience. Players choose play styles determined by two upgradeable initial attributes and three unlockable attributes. Players create either a male or female player followed by choosing to play as a guard, wing, or power forward/center. Smith and Max Kellerman, among others, reacting to player performances.Ĭareer mode includes online features as well as offline modes, known collectively as "The One" for both NBA and street games. New presentation elements debuted for this season, and career mode is enhanced with streetballer Grayson "The Professor" Boucher and ESPN's First Take as co-hosts Stephen A. In addition, NBA Live 19 received a new commentary team of New York Knicks radio play-by-play announcer Ed Cohen and ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams, replacing Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy, who voiced the NBA Live series since NBA Live 14 and the canceled NBA Elite 11. It is also the first basketball game to include the option to create a female player. Much like EA's Madden NFL 19, gameplay improvements include the introduction of real-player motion and the expansion of one-on-one features. NBA Live 19 features Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers on the cover. The 22nd installment in the NBA Live series and the follow-up to 2017's NBA Live 18 while being the latest entry in the franchise to date as of 2023, it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the improved gameplay, new additions and modes but criticized the AI and animations. It features Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers as its cover athlete and was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 7, 2018. NBA Live 19 is a basketball simulation video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports.
