NBA 2K18: The Prelude

NBA 2K18 is a 2017 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the 19th installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the successor to NBA 2K17, and the predecessor to NBA 2K19. It was released on September 19, 2017, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS and Android. Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics serves as cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, Shaquille O'Neal is the cover athlete for the special editions, DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors is the cover athlete for the Canadian version, and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors is the cover athlete for NIKE Connect Special Edition.