NBA 2K1 is the second installment of the NBA 2K series

NBA 2K

The NBA 2K series is a series of basketball video games developed and released annually. Beginning in 1999, the NBA 2K series was an exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports and is now published by 2K Sports...

. It was developed by Visual Concepts

Visual Concepts

Visual Concepts is a California-based video game developer best known for developing Sega Sports' 2K series of sports games. After the success of the series, they were picked up by Sega and became a wholly owned studio with Sega, usually termed a first-party developer...

 and published by SEGA

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

 (as Sega Sports). It was the first NBA 2K game to feature online multiplayer and the first game to feature street courses instead of playing a game inside the stadium in the first game

NBA 2K (video game)

NBA 2K is the first installment of the NBA 2K series. It was published by Sega Sports and developed by Visual Concepts. The cover features Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers.-Gameplay:...

, famous street courts such as The Cage, Rucker Park

Rucker Park

Rucker Park is a basketball court in the Harlem neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard across the street from the former Polo Grounds site...

, Franklin Park

Franklin Park

Franklin Park may refer to some places in the United States:* Franklin Park, Boston, a large public park in Boston, Massachusetts* Franklin Park, Florida* Franklin Park, Illinois* Franklin Park, New Jersey* Franklin Park, Oakland...

, and the Goat Park. It was released on November 1, 2000 in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

 with the Dreamcast.

The "Bible"

In a Japanese release pack, you can get the NBA 2K1 Bible. It basically is a handbook for beginners of the game. It may only have been sold in Japan, but it is more than likely unknown if it was sold in any other country.

Cover

The cover athlete was featured as Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson

Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...

 of the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

until the release of ESPN NBA 2K5.