Michael B. Jordan will star in NBA 2K17 career mode

“Creed” actor Michael B. Jordan will be featured prominently in NBA 2K17.

Dan Gartland | Sep 2, 2016

Michael B. Jordan will star in NBA 2K17 career mode /

You know him from movies and TV but actor Michael B. Jordan will be branching out into a new medium.

2K announced Friday that Jordan will be a key character in NBA 2K17’s My Career mode.

Jordan, who you probably know from Creed and The Wire, will play the role of a promising NBA player named Justice Young, who befriends the user’s career mode player and assists with on-court and off-court decisions.

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Jordan’s script for the role was over 700 pages long, according to the Associated Press. He also slipped into a motion-capture suit to track his mannerisms, which Jordan likened to acting in a play.

The game will be released on Sept. 20.

Published Sep 2, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).