Against NBA 2K16's Three, NBA Live 16 Has One Cover Star: Russell Westbrook

With 2K's NBA 2K16 having three different cover stars this year, EA's competing game, NBA Live 16, will have just one. Fortunately, it's someone arguably capable of doing the job of three basketball players: Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook.

The reigning NBA All-Star Game MVP and regular season scoring champion makes his video game cover debut with Live 16, which we've yet to hear any real details about. EA plans to unveil the game next week during its E3 press conference, scheduled for 1 PM PT on Monday, June 15.

The NBA Live series has struggled in recent years while the 2K games have generally been regarded as the best basketball sims on the market. It's perhaps fitting, then, that Live would put Westbrook on the cover following a season in which he had to put his team on his shoulders with teammate Kevin Durant injured. Although the Thunder didn't make the playoffs, Westbrook did post some unreal stats.

Whatever happens with Live 16, EA has already guaranteed that NBA Live 17 will be developed. Prior to a statement the company made last year, that couldn't be safely assumed, as EA has canceled a pair of basketball games (NBA Elite 11 and NBA Live 13) in recent years and outright skipped 2011 in order to play catch-up.

Like last year's game, NBA Live 16 will be available exclusively on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.