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NBA Live 19 Will Feature Joel Embiid on the Cover
Today, the folks at EA Sports revealed their latest cover athlete for NBA Live 19, which will be Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid was one of the biggest standout athletes from this past season, helping bring his team to third overall in the Eastern Conference. Yeah, they may have gotten kicked out by Boston, but they had a hell of a showing this year with Embiid to thank for it.
Below are a couple quotes from an EA interview with him about the opportunity to be on the NBA Live 19 cover, along with the trailer.
"It's great, it's amazing. I'm thankful for this opportunity, especially as a basketball player," he said passionately. "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."
"I always wanted to be like two big men. Akeem (Hakeem Olajuwon) was one and then Wilt Chamberlain was the other. I tried to take skills and a little bit from both. Obviously, Wilt was way more athletic than I am and then Akeem was more fluid, but I feel like I have a little bit of both and I've added stuff to my game, too, as far as being able to shoot and all that. But, I feel like I have a lot of them in me."