EA Announces NBA Live 08 Cover Player

Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas is tapped to grace the cover of EA's NBA franchise title as it broadens to cover new platforms as well.

Electronic Arts announced Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas is set to grace the cover of the upcoming gaming title NBA Live 08. It was also mentioned the franchise title will be making its debut on the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii for the first time.

Arenas finished the 2006-07 regular season averaging 28.4 points and 6.0 assists per game. Arenas was the first player from the 2001 draft class to be named to the All-Star team in 2005 and now has three consecutive All-Star appearances. In the ultimate salute to his climb from relative unknown to NBA All-Star, fans voted Arenas a starter on the Eastern Team at the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.

"This is a dream come true," said Arenas. "I’m a huge gamer and have been playing NBA Live since 1995. I never imagined that I would see my face on the cover of an EA Sports videogame."