Kevin Durant

The story of NBA Elite 11, canceled a week before its release because of quality problems, is very well known. Some copies did make it out into the wild, with Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder on its box. It can't be a happy memory for the three-time all star and two-time scoring champion. It'll be curious to see who EA Sports puts on the cover for its reborn NBA Live when it releases this October. Through no fault of his own, it would seem that Durant is damaged goods, as a make-good appearance here would remind everyone of the Elite disaster, or at least generate stories about it at a time when the label is trying to promote a new game. That's too bad. Durant's contract for this appearance was surely paid, but he deserved better. He found out the game was canceled over Twitter.owen good