Aaron Hope 
From the moment cover images appeared with Michael Jordan as the signature baller for NBA 2K11 in the Air Jordan XII ‘Playoffs’, sneakerheads were put on notice that 2K Sports does indeed know it is the shoes. The NBA 2K series has allowed players to add a couple pairs of Jays each year, but this new release features an unprecedented 40 Jordan Brand signature sneakers! From all 25 sneakers in the Air Jordan Legacy to CP3s, Melos and the rest, all of your favorite Jordans are in the game and unlocked roughly in the order of easiest to hardest to get. So you can draft a 22 year old MJ in the game and then outfit him with any of the kicks he made famous, which might make NBA 2K11 the single most compelling basketball video game ever released. Click the jump below to see screenshots of rookie MJ and read more about Jordan’s presence in NBA 2K11 as both a playable character and a brand, at ESPN.
