Spike Lee talks drafting single-player story for ‘NBA 2K16’ video game

By Derrik J. Lang | The Associated Press
June 04 2015 03:02 AM

CP33350598 — FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2011, file photo, film director Spike Lee watches practice before an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat in Miami. "NBA 2K16" will be a Spike Lee joint. 2K Games announced Thursday, June 4, 2015, that it recruited the die-hard NBA fan and acclaimed filmmaker to write, direct and produce the single-player campaign for the next edition of the interactive basketball series. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “NBA 2K16” will be a Spike Lee joint.

2K Games says the acclaimed filmmaker has been recruited to write and direct the single-player campaign for the interactive basketball franchise’s next edition.

Lee says the game’s story will centre on a basketball player whose personal exploits off the court are just as chaotic as the game on it.

“NBA 2K” developer Visual Concepts has integrated cinematic elements into the single-player mode over the past five years. The gamemakers passed that task to Lee this year in hopes of achieving a slam dunk with gamers.

“NBA 2K16” marks the first time Lee has worked on a motion-capture stage in his career.

The latest installment in the “NBA 2K” series will feature Stephen Curry, James Harden and Anthony Davis on three separate covers.

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