The Season 2 patch and the biggest update of the cycle — a major gameplay tuning pass (contests, alley-oops, Rhythm Shooting, body-ups), a City stability sweep, deep MyTEAM quality-of-life work, and a long list of MyNBA fixes.
PS5 / Xbox Series X|S · October 14, 2025
Highlights
"Ghost contests" addressed: contest logic no longer awards inappropriately high coverage when not actively contesting
Alley-oop finishing split by mode: random-button stays in Hall of Fame / competitive online; casual modes get one dedicated finish button
Pull-up fadeaways made harder; Rhythm Shooting inputs register more reliably with slightly tighter Timing and Tempo windows
Takeover dunk boost corrected to Poster Machine (was applying to Blur); better ball-collision detection on drives and blitz steals
Dribbling: Normal package behind-back escape replaced, standing in-and-outs cancelable, unwanted behind-back escapes out of body-up stepbacks removed, body-up reliability improved
3-second violation logic handles 2-3 zones and closes exploits; 1v1 energy resets on possession changes
MyCAREER: Rebirth saves no longer lose Badge Progression from early badge use; GOAT tier evaluation guarantees the top spot is reachable
MyTEAM: badge add/upgrade confirmation, Game Changer fixes, King of the Court Top-4 overlay, Auction House and Pack Market QoL
5 sponsor and commemorative patches, arriving via roster update
Likeness
18 new player scans
Tattoo updates for roughly 17 players
Hair dynamics for roughly 24 players
General likeness updates for roughly 31 players
Gameplay
"Ghost contests" addressed: contest logic no longer awards inappropriately high coverage when not actively contesting
Alley-oop finishing split by mode — random-button stays in Hall of Fame and competitive online, casual modes get one dedicated finish button
Pull-up fadeaways made harder
Rhythm Shooting inputs register more reliably, with slightly tighter Timing and Tempo windows
Takeover dunk boost corrected to Poster Machine (it was applying to Blur)
Better ball-collision detection on drives and blitz steals
Normal dribble package behind-back escape replaced
Standing in-and-outs are now cancelable
Unwanted behind-back escapes out of body-up stepbacks removed
Body-up reliability improved
3-second violation logic handles 2-3 zones and closes exploits
1v1 energy resets on possession changes
The City
Stability and visual sweep
Roughly 13 targeted fixes, including Theater win streaks, Crew rank on the leaderboard, camera cuts in Pro-Am 3v3, Street Kings scoring and retry, and a MyCOURT disconnect
MyCAREER / MyPLAYER
Out of Bounds and quest fixes
Shoe endorsement quests fixed
Rebirth saves no longer lose Badge Progression from early badge use
GOAT tier evaluation guarantees the top spot is reachable
Custom Takeovers display correctly
Ask Out available in overtime
MyTEAM
Card-view improvements, including badge add/upgrade confirmation
Game Changer fixes
All-Star Team-Up and Triple Threat Park protections, plus MVP highlight
King of the Court Top-4 overlay
Roughly 8 general quality-of-life items across the Auction House and Pack Market
MyNBA / MyGM / The W
Roughly 20 fixes, including draft class sharing, retirement events, an expansion draft hang, LeBron Era shot feedback, and online saves