NBA 09: The Inside

Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Release	October 7, 2008
Genre(s)	Sports, Simulation, Arcade
Mode(s)	Single-player, Online

NBA 09 The Inside is a NBA basketball simulation developed by SCE Studios San Diego. The game is released on October 7, 2008 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. This year's game does not feature a single cover athlete but instead features a group of six NBA players that includes, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer, Paul Pierce, and Dwyane Wade.

The game on top of having the 30 NBA teams includes 14 of the 16 NBDL teams. The teams are:

• Albuquerque Thunderbirds
• Bakersfield Jam
• Anaheim Arsenal
• Austin Toros
• Colorado 14ers
• Dakota Wizards
• Fort Wayne Mad Ants
• Idaho Stampede
• Iowa Energy
• Los Angeles D-Fenders
• Sioux Falls Skyforce
• Rio Grande Valley Vipers
• Tulsa 66ers
• Utah Flash

Excluded from the game are the newest members of the NBDL, the Erie Bayhawks and the Reno Bighorns.