2K Sports and Euroleague Basketball announced today an exclusive multi-year global partnership that will see top teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague available in NBA 2K14, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise. (Photo: Business Wire)

“We’re absolutely delighted to welcome top Euroleague teams into the NBA 2K series,” said Jason Argent, Senior Vice President of Sports Operations at 2K. “European basketball has an incredibly passionate following, and we’re all excited to give fans the opportunity to take on Europe’s best in NBA 2K14.”

“We are very proud to collaborate with 2K Sports by introducing our teams and players into the best basketball video game in the world,” added Mr. Jordi Bertomeu, Euroleague Basketball President and CEO. “With this partnership, we’re able to bring fans one step closer to the action by ushering the Euroleague into the global gaming community.”

The fourteen teams to be included in NBA 2K14 are:

• Alba Berlin;
• FC Barcelona;
• Real Madrid;
• CSKA Moscow;
• EA7 Emporio Armani Milano;
• Montepaschi Siena;
• Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul;
• Anadolu Efes Istanbul;
• Olympiacos Piraeus;
• Panathinaikos Athens;
• Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv;
• Zalgiris Kaunas;
• Unicaja Málaga;
• Laboral Kutxa Vitoria.

Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, NBA 2K14 is not yet rated by the ESRB. Fans that pre-order for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems will receive the King James Bonus Pack at no extra cost on day-one -- October 1, 2013 in North America and October 4, 2013 internationally. NBA 2K14 will also be coming to PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, later this year.

*According to 2008 - 2013 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through May 2013.

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About Euroleague Basketball

A global leader in sports management, Euroleague Basketball is enjoying its second decade of sustained growth as an innovative organizer of elite competitions and events. It now manages the continent's two premier basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup, consisting of more than 50 teams from as many as 25 countries. Euroleague Basketball also directs the Nike International Junior Tournament, which crowns a young men's continental champion each spring. Through the Euroleague Basketball Institute and One Team, the company promotes educational and charitable initiatives as varied as coaching clinics and communitarian integration initiatives throughout its markets.

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2K Sam Woodward, +44 (0)1753 496631 sam.woodward@2k.com or Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Alan Lewis (Corporate Press), +1 (646) 536-2983 alan.lewis@take2games.com or Euroleague Basketball Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, +34 (933) 278 472 alex.ferrer@euroleague.net or Diego Fernández, +34 933 278 427 diego.fernandez@euroleague.net