K Games has announced that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers.

The Chicago Sky superstar, and recently named WNBA All-Star Angel Reese debuts her new signature sneaker on the WNBA Edition of NBA 2K26.

K has revealed the release date for NBA 2K26, which will also bring its current-gen features to a Nintendo platform for the first time in many years.

The NBA 2k curse is a fan-made theory which suggests that players who appear on the cover of the NBA 2k video game will suffer injuries, setbacks, or disappointing seasons soon after. While it’s mostly based on coincidence and selective examples, enough incidents have occurred to spark superstition among fans.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following his MVP and title-winning season, the video game’s developer announced Tuesday. Last season’s scoring champ and finals MVP will be featured on the game’s standard edition. He averaged 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and five rebounds per game, leading the Thunder to a 68-14 record.

We may be getting multiple college basketball games from both EA and 2K following new teases from both companies.