NBA Live 99
NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998/1999 NBA season. One of the major additions in NBA Live 99 was multi-season play featuring player development between seasons, Although it did not feature free agency or generated rookies, it would turn out to be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. NBA Live 99 shipped with 1997/1998 season rosters due to the NBA Lockout of 1998/1999 putting a hold on player movements and rookie signings during the summer of 1998. Some prominent bugs led to the NLSC submitting a patch petition to EA Sports which resulted in two official patches which included roster updates for the 98/99 season.