<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cat	O
Daddy	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Sports	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
pre-register	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
substitutes	O
during	O
the	O
matches	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
players	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
are	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
starting	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
auto	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
still	O
choose	O
when	O
to	O
shoot	B-Application
the	O
ball	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
opposing	O
player	O
's	O
shot	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
freely	O
move	O
around	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
still	O
play	O
by	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
person	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
to	O
control	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
includes	O
moving	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
passing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
defending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
many	O
other	O
popular	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
like	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
infinite	O
endurance	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
run	O
and	O
defend	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
rules	O
that	O
apply	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	O
apply	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
24-second	O
shot	O
clock	O
and	O
out-of-bounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Crews	O
,	O
Events	O
,	O
Tourneys	O
,	O
and	O
Drills	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drills	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
practice	O
doing	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
activities	O
including	O
basketball	B-Application
related	O
like	O
1v1s	O
and	O
3v3s	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
basketball	B-Application
related	O
like	O
bench	O
press	O
and	O
reaction	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
get	O
rewards	O
for	O
doing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
shoot	B-Application
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
,	O
a	O
bar	O
will	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
the	O
defender	O
may	O
foul	O
the	O
opposing	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
enough	O
fouls	O
,	O
the	O
fouled	O
player	O
will	O
shoot	B-Application
two	O
free	O
throws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
cards	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
tier	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
which	O
player	O
card	O
to	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
the	O
card	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
star	O
level	O
as	O
the	O
card	O
that	O
is	O
being	O
upgraded	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
the	O
player	O
card	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
use	O
two	O
different	O
cards	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
tier	O
and	O
star	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
card	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
being	O
upgraded	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
card	O
is	O
being	O
upgraded	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
card/s	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
the	O
other	O
card	O
will	O
be	O
deleted	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
released	O
their	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
pre-register	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
with	O
LeBron	O
James	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
Season	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
promised	O
"	O
Console	B-Application
quality	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Lifelike	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
action	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
games	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
released	O
Season	O
2	O
with	O
Zion	O
Williamson	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
released	O
Season	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
Kevin	O
Durant	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
released	O
Season	O
4	O
with	O
Damian	O
Lillard	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
released	O
Season	O
5	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
featuring	O
Jayson	O
Tatum	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
accumulates	O
an	O
estimated	O
1	O
million	O
dollars	O
and	O
400	O
thousand	O
downloads	O
monthly	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
over	O
41	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
rapidly	O
gaining	O
popularity	O
making	O
double	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
revenue	O
and	O
nearly	O
double	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
downloads	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
has	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
