NBA 2K

E13080

basketball video game series video game series

NBA 2K is a long-running basketball video game series that simulates the NBA with realistic gameplay, teams, and players.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
NBA 2K canonical	99
NBA 2K series	8
NBA 2K20	7
NBA 2K22	7
NBA 2K23	6
NBA 2K24	6
NBA 2K video game series	5
NBA 2K19	5
NBA 2K18	4
NBA 2K21	4
NBA 2K15	3
NBA 2K16	3
NBA 2K basketball simulation series	2
NBA 2K17	2
NBA 2K Pro-Am	1
NBA 2K franchise	1
NBA 2K video game	1
NBA 2K video game franchise	1
NBA 2K10	1
NBA 2K11	1
NBA 2K14	1
NBA 2K2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T109271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBA 2K
Context triple: [Wizards District Gaming, hasGame, NBA 2K]

A. NBA 2K League
The NBA 2K League is a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive that features official NBA team-affiliated squads competing in the NBA 2K video game.
B. NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
C. Apex
Apex is a suburban town in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, known for its historic downtown and high quality of life.
D. National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
E. NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NBA 2K
Target entity description: NBA 2K is a long-running basketball video game series that simulates the NBA with realistic gameplay, teams, and players.

A. NBA 2K League
The NBA 2K League is a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive that features official NBA team-affiliated squads competing in the NBA 2K video game.
B. NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
C. Apex
Apex is a suburban town in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, known for its historic downtown and high quality of life.
D. National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
E. NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball video game series ⓘ video game series ⓘ
basedOn	National Basketball Association ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Visual Concepts ⓘ
firstReleasePlatform	Dreamcast ⓘ
firstReleaseTitle	NBA 2K self-link ⓘ
firstReleaseYear	1999 ⓘ
formerPublisher	Sega Sports ⓘ
genre	basketball simulation ⓘ sports ⓘ
hasCompetition	NBA Live ⓘ
hasFeature	MyCareer mode ⓘ MyGM mode ⓘ MyLeague mode ⓘ MyTeam mode ⓘ career mode ⓘ franchise mode ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ real NBA players ⓘ real NBA teams ⓘ season mode ⓘ
hasMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
hasTheme	professional basketball ⓘ
knownFor	annual releases ⓘ licensed NBA presentation ⓘ realistic basketball gameplay ⓘ
notableEntry	NBA 2K self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBA 2K11 NBA 2K self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBA 2K16 NBA 2K self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBA 2K20 NBA 2K self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NBA 2K24
owner	2K ⓘ
parentCompany	Take-Two Interactive ⓘ
platform	Android ⓘ Dreamcast ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows Nintendo GameCube ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 2 Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ Xbox ⓘ Xbox ⓘ surface form: Xbox 360 Xbox ⓘ surface form: Xbox One Xbox ⓘ surface form: Xbox Series X/S iOS ⓘ
publisher	Take-Two Interactive ⓘ surface form: 2K Sports