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However, he did appear in several video games, such as the Space Jam video game (after a movie Jordan starred in and not NBA licensed) as well as NBA Live 20, his only two official appearances in the NBA Live video game franchise (2) (3).ĢK Sports, the publishers of the NBA 2K series, signed Jordan to an exclusive licensing deal in 2010 (4), before the release of NBA 2K11 to include him in the game (2). The above explains why Jordan wasn't in NBA Live 97. If so, can you explain why he wasn't in NBA Live 97 (when he was playing like a stud) but then suddenly had a Jordan explosion in NBA2K11 (long after he was relevant)? Jordan dropped out of the virtual scene when he opted out of the National Basketball Players Association's shared licensing agreement after ushering in sports gaming on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo in the early '90s. NBA2K11 was an example of what Jordan did when actually let people put him in the game. This article about Jordan's video game history states: They used number 24 and called him Roster Player. As an example, teams that exceed the luxury tax take the New Orleans Pelicans at 117 million will be afforded an additional amount of cap space. I assume Jordan's appearance in Tecmo NBA Basketball was before he opted out of the NBA's shared licensing agreement. The NBA Roster salary cap for the 2019-20 season is 109 million and a tax level of 132 million. Jordan appeared in Tecmo NBA Basketball, released in November 1992, which included rosters for the 1991-1992 NBA Season.Īround 1992, Jordan opted out of the NBA's shared licensing agreement, which had allowed the NBA to use his name and likeness (1). Does anyone know the history of Michael Jordan's licensing of his name and brand to video game companies?