''NBA 2K3'' is a 2002

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developed by

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and published by

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for

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and

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. It was the first of three consecutive ''NBA 2K'' games to be produced with licensing from

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(however, the ESPN logo would not appear on the front cover until the series' next installment. The ESPN licensing coincided with its, and sister network ABC's, takeover of the national broadcast TV rights from

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that occurred at the start of the 2002–03 season.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game

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. It was nominated for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Traditional Sports Game on GameCube" award, but lost to ''

NFL 2K3 ''NFL 2K3'' is an American football video game released in 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. It was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. It is the only NFL 2K game for the GameCube. The cover athlete features Brian Urlacher ...

''.

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