The Philadelphia 76ers were a bit of a laughingstock before Joel Embiid’s arrival in 2014. But things finally started to turn around this year as the team made the playoffs (and advanced to the second round after a win over the Miami Heat) and Embiid received his first All-Star Game selection.
And now, Embiid has been selected by EA Sports as the cover athlete for NBA Live 19.
“It’s great, it’s amazing. I’m thankful for this opportunity, especially as a basketball player,” Embiid said. “You work so hard because you have goals in life, you want to be in the Hall of Fame, but also, being on the cover of a video game is something I’ve always dreamed of and I’m happy to be in this position.”
NBA Live 19 is in development at EA Tiburon, and it’ll be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on September 7. A free demo of the game will be available to download on August 24.
