It has already been six long years since the "Jesus Bynum" glitch had EA Sports' NBA game cancelled, but it appears that NBA 2K has not forgotten yet. In "NBA 2k17," it appears that the developers poke some fun at what happened a long time ago as the "Jesus Bynum" pose appears in one of its screens.
GameSpot reports that while 2K has been dominating the market for the NBA simulation games that has been released annually, it has subtly mocked its rival EA. Six years ago, developer EA temporarily rebranded its game to "NBA Elite" and had a glitch which caused Andrew Bynum to strike a Jesus pose in mid court. This glitch became viral and a hilarious video mocking the glitch spread across the internet, much to the dismay of the developers. This mockery apparently turned bitter as the game was initially and when it was about to be released, it was cancelled altogether.
It is not clear if 2K is not content with already being the leader in selling their franchise of the NBA game annually, or if they are just being playful. They have seemingly poked some fun at the Bynum bug with one of the squad intros in the recently released 2K17 demo. A report by Polygon even points out that one intro is dubbed as "glitch" and would get a player striking a T-pose.
It is reported that the squad intro might have been there before and might be quite generic, but it is the name of the animation "The Glitch" which catches attention. When these two are taken together, the reference to the "Jesus Pose" that killed NBA Elite 11 could just be undeniable. If the squad intro had any other name other than "The Glitch," it could be written off as actors and producers just clowning out.
"NBA 2K17" will be launching on September 20, 2016, although placing a pre-order would allow one to get it earlier than others. EA Sports has also announced that it will be launching an NBA Live for different consoles sometimes in early 2017 to face off with that of 2K.
