GENERAL

• Preparations for NBA 2K25 Season 2, launching on Friday, October 18, at 8 am PT / 11 am ET / 4 pm BST. Stay tuned for what we have in store!
• Many additions and improvements to audio and commentary have been made across all game modes
• The Los Angeles Lakers In-Season Tournament Championship banner has been added
• The basket stanchion for the Orlando Magic Classic court (1994-95) has been updated for historical accuracy
• The black shoulder stripe for the Chicago Bulls should now only appear on the uniform from the correct season
• The NBA Finals MVP trophy has been updated to reflect the recent redesign
• Fixed a hang that could occur when editing a shoe in the Shoe Creator menu
• Players are now correctly labeled as “Hot” in the Substitutions menu during gameplay across all modes
• Changes to the Rotation Timeline will now properly save when adjusting from the Create Roster menu
• By community request, in the Create Roster menu, after deleting, trading, or assigning a player, the next available player on the list will now be highlighted
• Changes to signature jump shots when creating a player will now correctly preview in the menu
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to not be visible when creating a player and attempting to update tattoos after adjusting signature animations
• The following current-day uniforms have been updated (will be reflected after the next roster update):
  • Los Angeles Lakers (Jerry West commemorative patch)
  • Memphis Grizzlies (new sponsor patch)
  • Miami Heat (new sponsor patch)
  • New Orleans Pelicans (new sponsor patch)
  • Orlando Magic (Pat Williams commemorative patch)
  • Philadelphia 76ers (new sponsor patch)
  • Portland Trail Blazers (Bill Walton commemorative patch)
  • Toronto Raptors (new sponsor patch)
  • Washington Wizards (new sponsor patch)
• The following courts have received updated designs or fixes for accuracy:
  • Dallas Mavericks (Primary)
  • Portland Trail Blazers (Primary)
• The following players have had likeness updates or other adjustments made:
  • New Player Scans
    • Cam Christie
    • Cam Spencer
    • Jalen Bridges
    • Jermaine Samuels Jr.
    • Johnny Furphy
    • K.J. Simpson
    • Nate Williams
    • N’Faly Dante
    • Nyadiew Puoch
  • Tattoo Updates
    • AJ Johnson
    • Anthony Davis (historic version)
    • Anthony Edwards
    • Baylor Scheierman
    • LaMelo Ball
    • LeBron James
    • Liz Dixon
    • Natasha Mack
    • Rae Burrell
    • Sug Sutton
    • Tyler Smith
  • Hair Dynamics Updates
    • Aaliyah Edwards
    • Andre Drummond
    • Antonio Reeves
    • Bobi Klintman
    • Breanna Stewart
    • Bridget Carleton
    • Carlton Carrington
    • Charisma Osborne
    • Cole Anthony
    • Crystal Dangerfield
    • Dalano Banton
    • Diamond DeShields
    • Dillon Jones
    • Erica Wheeler
    • Gary Trent Jr.
    • Jalen Brunson
    • Jonathan Mogbo
    • Jordan Horston
    • Marquesha Davis
    • Melvin Ajinca
    • Mikiah Harrigan
    • Nneka Ogwumike
    • Pacome Dadiet
    • Rob Dillingham
    • Stephon Castle
    • Terrence Shannon Jr.
    • Tristen Newton
  • General Hairstyle or Likeness Updates
    • Aaron Wiggins
    • Coby White
    • Dennis Schröder
    • Kate Martin
    • Kelly Oubre Jr.
    • Kemba Walker
    • Paul Reed
    • Quenton Jackson
    • Shawn Bradley

GAMEPLAY

• Made various adjustments to reduce the effectiveness of pass steals, including toning down unrealistic catches when close to the passer, and blind catches facing the wrong way
• Improved shot contest logic for more reliable coverage scores for both perimeter and interior defense. "Hand down" situations will no longer register as Tight. Open shots received a slight buff to maintain balance
• Improved responsiveness when dribbling or shooting with the Pro Stick, and also reduced delays with catch & shoot
• Fixed an exploit that made low post fades overly effective
• Repaired some dribble move branches, including the 720-spin glitch and unwanted double hesitation moves from triple threat
• Standing Floaters will now properly use the Close Shot rating, while Driving Floaters will use a weighted average of the higher between Driving Layup and Close Shot.
• Restricted post spin shots to live dribble situations to prevent double-dribble violations, and fixed an unrelated issue that allowed double-dribbles to occur in the post without a violation being called
• A slight nerf was made to deep post drop step effectiveness
• Falling face down shot landings will now only trigger when hit from behind
• Tuned catch collisions to improve animation coverage and have them play in more appropriate situations
• Improved the ball attachment logic, particularly when starting a dunk or layup mid-dribble
• Added support to scale Takeover meter progress differently for short quarters and modes without a game clock, such as Triple Threat in MyTEAM
• Fixed an issue where the 2K camera flip would get confused on the direction of play when a turnover happened immediately after a rebound
• Manually selected defensive matchups will no longer reset after a timeout is called
• Adjusted one of Jordan Clarkson's stepback jumpers to prevent unrealistic initial dribble speed
• Updated Devin Booker's post shimmy fade package
• Changed Mark William's signature jump shot to be valid for big men only
• Your player will now break out of a Go-To Shot if moved too far from the shot marker in certain drills
• Fixed an issue that made self alley-oops very difficult to complete in the Dunk Contest
• Fixed a scoring bug in the Dunk Contest that would incorrectly award points on missed dunks

CITY / PRO-AM / REC / THEATER / PROVING GROUNDS

• Many improvements to performance, stability, and visuals have been made to enhance the overall experience in the City
• Several changes have been made to resolve stability and connection issues in Streetball Co-Op games
• Friends on the Social menu playing NBA 2K25 will now be correctly listed as doing so
• Fixed a hang that could occur when attempting to enter the Event Center after using the Squad Finder
• Fixed an issue with Squads attempting to enter the Event Center
• The top-ranked Proving Grounds player icon will now properly persist after playing multiple games
• Player ranking is now visible when leveling up in Proving Grounds
• Shorts Length can now be customized in Proving Grounds games
• Earning hot zones in the drill with Lethal Shooter has been made easier
• Teammote dances in the City have been adjusted to ensure that players stay properly in sync in all situations
• Other players will now properly join teammote dances when attempted in the Gatorade Training Facility
• Resolved an issue that could delay the top time from being added to the Leaderboard at The Track
• Friends will now correctly appear on the Recruit Players tab in the Pro-Am menu
• Fixed a hang that could occur in MyCOURT when several consecutive shootaround games are played
• MyCOURT Shooting Drill score tiles will now properly match up with the appropriate player

MyCAREER / QUESTS / PROGRESSION

• Multiple fixes and adjustments have been made to improve the overall quest experience and ensure proper progression and quest completion throughout the mode
• Various tuning adjustments and fixes have been made to optimize content related to personal goals and overall career progress
• Several adjustments have been made to stat-tracking and requirements for both Dynasty Moments and GOAT Moments
• Many improvements have been made to social media messaging to ensure accuracy and proper frequency
• Fixed an issue that caused an indefinite hang when attempting to load a MyCAREER save
• Fixed a progression blocker that could occur in the offseason when attempting to play the Open Run or advance to the next season
• Fixed an issue that could prevent simulating games in the NBA season if the NBA Debut quest did not correctly complete
• Fixed a scheduling problem that could prevent regular season NBA games from being played after NBA Cup games have been completed
• Fixed an issue that could halt progress on becoming a starter when the player ahead of MyPLAYER in the lineup gets injured
• Fixed issues with the NBA Debut, Personal Goals: NBA Cup Champion, Matchup Nightmare – Bonus Challenge 2, and Gatorade Workout quests that could cause them to remain active after completion
• Fixed a display issue indicating that Workout Warrior had been earned before the required 12 drills have been completed
• Fixed an issue with the Franchise Player: Trouble in Paradise quest that caused an incorrect player to be displayed in the objectives
• Fixed an issue where the Face of the Franchise quest could be incorrectly failed when progressing to the next season
• Changes made to the My Minutes menu will now be properly applied to the next NBA game
• Ensured that the Maximum Overdrive quest will progress correctly when reaching a 95 OVR rating
• Fixed a hang that could occur when attempting to retry or play the next Heart of a Dynasty game
• Heart of a Dynasty games can now be started as expected when in the Team Practice Facility or Brickley’s Gym
• Fixed an issue that could prevent rewards from being properly received after completing offseason activities
• Completing the GOAT Moment for winning the 3PT or Dunk Contest is no longer delayed
• The correct overall rating will now be displayed for MyPLAYER when going into 3v3 Test Build games
• Fixed an issue that could give you control of a player other than MyPLAYER in Test Build games
• Test Build games will now be played on the currently chosen difficulty level
• Filling the pre-game shootaround takeover meter has been made easier
• Added support for multiple record-breaking speeches in the same game, as well as improvements to the overall flow when these are activated
• Fixed an issue that could cause certain Jalen Murphy Show scenes to take place in the wrong location
• Fixed a user-reported issue that could cause some second-year players to be referred to as rookies in the commentary during the first NBA season

MyTEAM

Challenges

• Challenges will now be filtered to the selected category, rather than showing all Seasonal, Lifetime, and other Challenge types in a single list
• Awards for completed Challenges must now be claimed from the Challenges menu before appearing in Unopened Packs or receiving MyTEAM Points and MyTEAM REP
• Made improvements to the in-game and pause menu trackers for active Challenges
• Clutch Time Challenge games will now display Win Conditions on the score overlay in-game
• Addressed an issue where stat-tracking Challenge games could fail to complete

Exchanges

• Added support for Unauctionable cards to be added to Exchanges that support them. Certain card themes like Season Rewards will still be restricted from The Exchange
• Duplicates of the same card can now be added to an Exchange at the same time

Auction House

• Player Auction Listings with a Shoe Card applied will now display the applied Takeover name

In-Game

• The Gameplay HUD’s visibility can now be toggled during gameplay by pressing up on the D-Pad
• In multiplayer games, the opponent’s Customize HUD settings will no longer override the local player’s settings for Ball Handler Text
• Addressed an issue with Camera Settings in Triple Threat modes not being saved
• Ensured Coach Boosts would apply after rematches in Single Player modes

Breakout

• Gatekeeper spots will now display the Prize Points required when selected
• Gatekeeper games will now have an overlay display before starting, which includes the full prize name

Triple Threat Park

• Dynamic Duos and Evolved Player Cards will now appear correctly in the Triple Threat Park pregame reveals
• Fixed an issue that could prevent a Triple Threat Park game from counting towards the daily Win Streaks
• MyPLAYER height will now be accurately represented on the Triple Threat Park sidelines, with added protections to prevent them from getting onto the court
• Icon Pass to the teammate nearest to the hoop is now enabled in Triple Threat Park games
• Defensive matchups can now be adjusted during Triple Threat Park games
• Enabled Who to Guard switching by holding the pass/change player button on defense in Triple Threat Park games
• Games played in Triple Threat Park will now contribute to Player Card Stats
• Various other improvements have been made to spectating games in Triple Threat Park

Showdown

• Detailed descriptions of the Weekly Prizes in the Showdown menu have been added
• Fixed user-reported issues with the Showdown Leaderboard stats

King of the Court

• Fixed the number of games required for King of the Court qualification in the Showdown menu
• Updated eligible players’ status text from NOT STARTED to QUALIFIED in the King of the Court menu

Exhibitions

• Locked-In Player Cards can now be sent on Exhibition Missions
• Moved Exhibition Mission duration to the player selection screen to better differentiate between available missions and ones already started

Lineups

• Added measures to prevent Autofill lineups from having duplicate players in the lineup
• Enabled “Custom” On the Fly lineups – you can set these up in the Edit Lineup Coaching tab -> Coach Gameplan menu
• Various other improvements have been made to Coach Gameplan settings

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented Player Cards from being sorted by overall in the My Collection menu
• In Domination, the selected difficulty’s required Score Differential has been added to the pause menu Challenge tracker
• Improvements have been made to both Scrimmage and Practice Plays in the Training Hub
• Changed the default difficulty of Freestyle shootaround to Pro
• 4-pointers will now accurately contribute to +/- and other stats
• Prevented the menus from becoming unresponsive in rare cases after completing the MyTEAM Tutorials or redeeming multiple Shattered Prize awards
• Addressed visual issues that could occur in Ascension

MyNBA ERAS / MyGM / THE W

• Various stability fixes and improvements have been made for MyNBA Eras, MyNBA Eras Online, and The W
• Fixed a user-reported issue where players would not be present in the league the following season after their retirement is overridden
• Adjusted the NBA Cup scheduling logic to ensure that all games are assigned and scheduled correctly
• FIBA teams can now be properly selected to control when attempting to play FIBA Qualifier and FIBA Friendly games in the MyNBA Eras offseason
• Fixed a rare hang that could occur when attempting to play or rematch FIBA games in later MyNBA seasons
• Fixed an issue that could cause players from the opposing team to be celebrating with the winning team in the Finals in MyNBA Eras or MyWNBA
• The correct celebration sequence will now play after winning in the Conference Finals in MyNBA Eras and MyWNBA
• Ensured that future games are scheduled as expected with the rival team when accepting related tasks in MyGM
• You can now choose to spectate and not control either side on the Team Select screen in MyGM
• The All-NBA Third Team is no longer selected in the Magic vs. Bird Era for historical accuracy
• The perfect release effect now correctly appears during the 3PT Contest in MyNBA Eras
• Contract offers on the Player Card are now sorted by player interest during free agency in MyNBA Eras
• The following uniforms from the Steph Era have been added (will be reflected after the next roster update):
  • 2014 Detroit Pistons
  • 2014 San Antonio Spurs
  • 2015 Denver Nuggets
  • 2015 Toronto Raptors
  • 2017 Dallas Mavericks
• Fixed a hang that could occur after an invite is accepted in MyNBA Eras Online
• Fixed a hang that could occur during the Staff Signing period in the offseason of MyNBA Eras Online
• Fixed an issue that could prevent further progression in MyWNBA Online during the offseason Catch Up Scouting period
• The correct ball is now used during the Commissioner’s Cup finals in MyWNBA and The W
• Fixed a user-reported progression blocker that could occur in The W due to a career-ending injury
• The endorsement menu will now be properly activated when leveling up the Buzz pillar in The W
• Prevented the Choose Your Shoe Brand menu from incorrectly appearing during certain press conferences in The W
• MyPLAYER’s accessories will now properly show up during press conferences in The W

PC

• Various stability and performance optimizations have been made to enhance the overall experience
• Fixed a potential hang and clarified error messaging when launching the game with certain hardware configurations
• Various updates have been made to the shader compiling process to improve efficiency and clarity in messaging
• Fixed a hang that could occur when attempting to enter the Sideline streetball court in the City with certain hardware configurations

• Fixed a number of user-reported hang/stability issues when playing in MyCAREER or in the City.
• Fixed a hang that some users were reporting when loading into a MyCAREER save.
• Fixed a user-reported issue that prevented advancement during the offseason in MyCAREER.
• Removed the 1.5x REP bonus that was erroneously attached to certain clothing items in MyCAREER.
• Resolved an issue in MyTEAM that allowed for players to be subbed in at ineligible positions.

Developer Note: We are working quickly to resolve the most user-impacting issues being reported. Feedback from the community has been quick and clear; we thank you. The patch we will release prior to the launch of Season 2 will contain a much broader set of fixes and improvements spanning the entire game.

THE CITY

• Addressed user-reported framerate issues when playing games in ELITE/RISE/Beach Courts.
• A number of fixes/improvements made to the Squad Finder feature.
• The Shut It Down feature will now function as expected when playing Streetball Co-Op games.
• Resolved an exploit in The Track that allowed users to achieve unrealistic times.
• Fixed a disconnect that could occur when playing games with NBA players in MyCOURT.

GAMEPLAY

• Addressed a user-reported situation where players were prevented from being substituted when on extended hot streaks.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Takeover meter to drop down to Tier 1 if already at Tier 5 when the Team Chemistry meter is filled.

MyNBA

• Arenas will now appear correctly when playing with All-Time teams at home in MyNBA.
• Expansion teams will now have a proper floor when playing NBA Cup games in MyNBA.

MyTEAM

• Fixed a user-reported disconnect that could occur at the start of Showdown and Salary Cap games.

PC

• Fixed an issue that prevented the “Sim To Next Appearance” option from activating as expected in MyCAREER when playing on monitors with a particularly high refresh rate.
• Resolved an issue that could cause long hangs during the initial launch sequence.

• Addressed an issue that could cause multiple versions of MyPLAYER to appear in the NBA in MyCAREER and potentially prevent certain quests from completing.
• Fixed a hang that some users were reporting when attempting to use the Social menu.
• Resolved error messages and other reported problems when attempting to launch the PC version under certain conditions.
• Fixed connection issues that could occur when playing Starting 5 games in the City.
• Stability and performance changes have been made to improve the overall playing experience.