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Basketball Returns to Fortnite to Celebrate NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season

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Basketball and Fortnite are teaming up for the second time, as fans will get a boatload of new content featuring their favorite NBA athletes in order to celebrate the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season.

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You can check out the official trailer and highlights of the Epic Games press release down below:

Announcement highlights:

Voting Starts Now!

  • Made by creator team Atlas Creative, sports fans and players can vote in creative mode for a future Emote for the first time – in the NBA 75 All-Star Hub in Fortnite
  • Choose between three iconic celebrations of members of the 2022 NBA All-Star team – Trae Young, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid

Explore The All-Star Hub

  • Live now until 10 AM ET on February 23, 2022, explore the NBA 75 All-Star Hub and its many amenities, including indoor and outdoor basketball courts, photo booths, and lounge areas where fans can browse iconic NBA highlights
  • The outside area is a section of “NBA Lane,” a nod to the NBA’s season-long campaign in celebration of NBA 75

New & Returning NBA Outfits – Available in The Item Shop Now

  • Wear NBA 75 warmups with the new NBA 75 Set, or wear a uniform from any NBA team with the returning In The Paint Set
  • The ten Outfits of the In The Paint Set come with uniforms of all 30 NBA teams and two new uniforms to commemorate the Hub: All-Star ‘22 Red and All-Star ‘22 Gray
  • And make sure to check out the NBA Beacon Back Bling to switch to the team you want to rep by going to your Locker. 

This crossover even is set to occur in May 2021. For more details, be sure to check back to the site, as well as take a look at all of our related Fortnite news, features, and quizzes in our related articles section at the bottom of the page.

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Andrew McMahon

Andrew was Twinfinite's Features Editor from 2020 through until March 2023 and wrote for the site from 2018. He has wandered around with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications sitting in his back pocket for a while now, all the while wondering what he is going to do for a career. Luckily, video games have always been there, especially as his writing career progresses.

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