<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
consecutive	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
with	O
licensing	O
from	O
ESPN	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
ESPN	O
logo	O
would	O
not	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
cover	O
until	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	I-Application
next	I-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Traditional	O
Sports	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
NFL	B-Device
2K3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
