NBA Live 99 (N64) (Spurs vs Suns) (January 12th 1999)

Описание: The light at the end of the tunnel has just gotten brighter! The NBA has officially confirmed that the lockout will end in January 20th! On that day, teams will be free to sign free agents and trade players! And on top of this good news, there is sad news. Tomorrow, after the Spurs game against the Suns, Michael Jordan will go into retirement once again, and likely for good. Sad days, y'all. Sad days.


Fun fact: Michael Jordan retired on the day the Los Angeles Clippers hired Chris Ford to be their 1998-1999 season head coach in real life. (In NBA Live 99 where my version of the lockout plays out a bit differently allowing the regular season to start in November instead of February, the Clippers hired him before the Live 99's version of the regular season started).



(Spurs 21st season game IRL, home game vs the Nuggets in Mar 13th 1999)
Spurs won
Nuggets - 62
Spurs - 91



San Antonio Spurs 1998-1999 Roster (Pre-Lockout Version)
Lineup
#50 David "The Admiral" Robinson (   • 75 Stories | David Robinson  )

#21 Tim "The Big Fundamental" Duncan (The cover athlete on NBA Live 2000, 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer) (   • 75 Stories | Tim Duncan  )

#32 Sean Elliott

#2 Jaren Jackson Sr. (Father of Jaren Jackson Jr. of the 2019-2024 Memphis Grizzlies)

#6 Avery Johnson (Former head coach of the 2005-2008 Dallas Mavericks and the 2010-2012 New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets)


Bench
#41 Will Perdue (Currently a studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago during their pre-game and post-game Chicago Bulls broadcasts with Jason Goff and Kendall Gill)

#60 Trent "Major Razor" Grazer (Released from the Jazz after the 1998 NBA Finals, signed free agent in June 20th, a fictional player I created and father of my NBA 2K23 MyCareer character Matthias "MP" Pallin of the 2022-2024 Denver Nuggets)

#31 Malik "Shaq of the NAC" Rose

#9 Willie Burton

#33 Antonio Daniels (Traded from the Grizzlies for Carl Herrera in June 24th)

#4 Reggie Geary

#45 Chuck "The Rifleman" Person (Brother of Wesley Person Sr. of the 1998-2002 Cleveland Cavaliers, uncle of Wesley Person Jr. of the G League's 2019 Maine Red Claws)

#10 Andrew Gaze (Signed free agent in June 28th (in my game) but IRL he was signed in Jan 21st 1999, 2013 FIBA Hall of Famer, current coach of the 2022-2024 Melbourne Tigers) (I created this player)

#11 Brandon Williams (Released from the Warriors, signed free agent in June 28th (in my game) but IRL he was signed in Jan 21st 1999, he is not related to Brandon Williams of the 2024 Dallas Mavericks) (I created this player)

Spurs head coach: Gregg Popovich




Phoenix Suns 1998-1999 Roster (Pre-Lockout Version)
Lineup
#30 Clifford Ralph Robinson (R.I.P. August 29th 2020)

#34 Antonio "Dice" McDyess (In real life the Suns released him in June 30th)

#21 George McCloud (In real life he was released in June 30th too)

#3 Rex "The Boy Wonder" Chapman (Son of Wayne Chapman of the 1970-1971 Denver Rockets and 1971-1972 Indiana Pacers, and Rex is a social media celebrity on Twitter)

#32 Jason Kidd (One of the cover athletes on NBA Jam 2001, the cover athlete on NBA ShootOut 2000 and NBA Live 2003, former head coach of the 2013-2014 Brooklyn Nets and 2014-2018 Milwaukee Bucks, current head coach of the 2021-2024 Dallas Mavericks)


Bench
#15 Danny Manning (Son of Ed Manning of the 1967-1970 Baltimore Bullets and 1970 Chicago Bulls, current associate head coach of the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team)

#7 Kevin "KJ" Johnson (The 55th mayor of Sacramento)

#18 John "Hot Rod" Williams (R.I.P. December 11th 2015) (In real life the Suns released him into free agency in June 30th)

#2 Mark Bryant (Currently an assistant coach of the 2023-2024 Detroit Pistons)

#4 Dennis Scott (The Suns released him in June 30th with McDyess, McCloud and Hot Rod)

#13 Martin Muursepp (Traded from the Mavericks with Pat Garrity, Bubba Wells and a 1999 1st Round Draft pick (Shawn Marion) for Steve Nash in June 24th, Martin will be traded to the Bulls for Luc Longley in January 23rd like in real life)

#20 Marko "Air Milko" Milic

#35 Charles Richard "Bubba" Wells Jr. (Traded from the Mavs with Pat and Martin for Steve Nash in June 24th, he will be traded to the Bulls for Luc Longley like in real life)

#40 Loren Meyer (He was injured for the entire 1997-1998 season which is why he wasn't in NBA Live 98, and in real life the Suns released him into free agency in June 30th)

#52 Mike Brown (I have no idea why EA Sports put him in Live 99, in real life he hadn't played in the NBA since the 1996-1997 season, he was in overseas basketball leagues like Italy and Spain during the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 seasons)

Suns head coach: Danny Ainge