Play Solo or Squads - the choice is yours. In either mode, you’ll face off against the best of the best in Knockout Tournaments on legendary streetball courts, stacking up the W's to become the GOAT of THE RUN. Gameplay is fast, fluid and perfectly responsive thanks to the game’s true rollback netcode system, ensuring smooth online play that makes every trick, signature block and high flying alley-oop all the more satisfying. Announcing all the action will be Bobbito Garcia -- legendary DJ, author, and iconic video game voice adding his endless energy, enthusiasm and original sazón to every call.

In NBA The Run, you’ll play as some of your favorite current NBA stars along with fictional streetball legends, going to legendary streetball courts spanning the globe including Venice Beach, and The Tenement in Taguig, Philippines. Every last detail is handcrafted – the players, the courts and every single hand-keyed animation come together to deliver a truly curated experience that puts NBA The Run in a lane of its own.

The video includes three new NBA stars revealed as playable characters today - Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and James Harden - heating up while taking on some of the game’s original Street Legends, and confirms the iconic NYC court Rucker Park is playable in-game.

Key Features:

• Don’t Get Knocked Out: Play Solos or Squads, the choice is yours. Face off against the best of the best in online multiplayer Knockout Tournaments spanning the globe on legendary streetball courts from Venice Beach, to The Tenement in the Philippines and more. Lock in, win, advance, repeat.
• Become the GOAT: Gameplay is fast, fluid and responsive. Powered by true rollback netcode, your moves on the sticks will sync instantaneously – cross up an aggressive defender, switch to a layup mid-dunk to avoid a block, or throw up a lob out of a spin move for a game winning alley-oop.
• Defense Wins Chips: It’s not only about the high flying dunks, stepback logo 3s and ankle breakers – in NBA The Run, defense is just as fun, and powerful, as offense. Thunderous blocks, diving for loose balls, huge steals, and all-out physicality on D can lead to a W and will get you just as hyped.
• Streetball with Style: Everything about NBA The Run is handcrafted and stylized to deliver a completely unique look and feel. Authentic to the sport of basketball and visually in a lane of its own - there isn’t another basketball game on the market that looks, feels or plays like NBA The Run.

NBA The Run is coming to on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) in 2026, with Cross Play enabled.