NBA 2K22 Patch 1.8 is live is now available for download on next-gen and current-gen, checking in at about 2.8 GB on next-gen.

One of the most notable observations so far is related to gameplay changes. It appears that the very annoying “left-right cheese” / exploit has finally been addressed and nerfed.

For the full archive of NBA 2K patches, click here.

NBA 2K22 Next-Gen Patch 8 Notes:

GENERAL

• Lots of preparation for Season 3 of NBA 2K22, launching this Friday at 8AM PT/11AM ET/4PM GMT!
• Addressed a rare hang that could occur at halftime in various modes
• Removed the 75th Anniversary logos from the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz City uniforms to mirror real world usage
• 2021 NBA Championship banners have been unveiled in the Milwaukee Bucks arena
• The baseline text on the Cleveland Cavaliers City court floor has been updated to reflect recent real world changes
• The following players and coaches have received new scans and/or had general likeness updates made to them:

• New Scans:
  • Santi Aldama
  • Cole Anthony
  • Desmond Bane
  • Saddiq Bey
  • James Bouknight
  • Jared Butler
  • Josh Christopher
  • Ayo Dosunmu
  • Usman Garuba
  • Luka Garza
  • Killian Hayes
  • Bones Hyland
  • Isaiah Jackson
  • Isaiah Joe
  • Jalen Johnson
  • Herbert Jones
  • Kai Jones
  • Tre Jones
  • Corey Kispert
  • Saben Lee
  • Kira Lewis Jr.
  • Theo Maledon
  • Kenyon Martin Jr.
  • Tyrese Maxey
  • Jaden McDaniels
  • Leilani Mitchell
  • Isaac Okoro
  • Theresa Plaisance
  • Paul Reed
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
  • Jaden Springer
  • Jaesean Tate
  • Xavier Tillman
  • Ziaire Williams

• Tattoo Updates:
  • RJ Barrett
  • Devin Booker
  • Brandon Clarke
  • Chris Duarte
  • Jalen Green
  • JaMychal Green
  • Quentin Grimes
  • Tre Mann
  • Trey Murphy III
  • Payton Pritchard
  • Karl-Anthony Towns
  • A’ja Wilson

• General Updates:
  • Mike Bantom
  • Bimbo Coles
  • Josh Giddey
  • Justin Holiday
  • Luke Jackson
  • Grant Long
  • Oliver Miller
  • Ja Morant
  • Lamond Murray
  • Gregg Popovich
  • Otto Porter
  • Cazzie Russell
  • Pepe Sanchez
  • Stromile Swift
  • Derrick White

GAMEPLAY

• Slowed down lateral dribble launches and added a shooting penalty that applies for players who zig-zag from side to side excessively before shooting

• Fixed an issue that was causing ball handlers to hitch and slow down when running in transition

• Adjusted the Intimidator badge to apply to jump shots in addition to dunks and layups

• Defensive positioning logic improvements have been made to help CPU screen defenders guard the pick and roll more effectively

• Added new “Cutter Help” defense that enables help defenders to recognize an off-ball cut to the basket and position themselves to guard it. This can be disabled with the Drive Help setting in the defensive settings menu

THE CITY

• Various stability and performance improvements have been made throughout the City

• Resolved some issues that could occur when attempting to join a friend at the Gatorade private courts

MyCAREER

• Continued fixes and adjustments have been made to improve the overall quest experience and ensure that all quests are tracking and completing properly

• The Edit Playbook menu should now function correctly once unlocked

• You are now able to change your selections when using the Suggest Free Agents menu

MyTEAM

• Fixed an issue with custom uniforms that could allow users to show up invisible in multiplayer games

• Fixed an issue with Free Throws not visually tallying points in the in-game Agenda Tracker

• Prevented Series I Agendas from qualifying for all players in the Agenda Tracker

• Certain Event Cards will now display their names in Auction Outcomes

• Updated the thumbnails on uniform cards to reflect new sponsor patches

• Improved ball bounces for locker code and Triple Threat Online: The 100 Ball Drops

MyNBA/THE W

• Continued stability fixes and improvements have been made for MyNBA, MyNBA Online, and The W

• You can now properly make changes to team rotations in MyNBA Online

NBA 2K22 Current-Gen Patch 8 Notes:

GENERAL

• Lots of preparation for Season 3 of NBA 2K22, launching this Friday at 8AM PT/11AM ET/4PM GMT!
• A Gatorade app is now available on the in-game phone when on the cruise ship
• Slowed down lateral dribble launches and added a shooting penalty that applies for players who zig-zag from side to side excessively before shooting
• Fixed an issue that was causing ball handlers to hitch and slow down when running in transition
• Adjusted the Intimidator badge to apply to jump shots in addition to dunks and layups

MyTEAM

• Fixed an issue with Free Throws not visually tallying points in the in-game Agenda Tracker
• Prevented Series I Agendas from qualifying for all players in the Agenda Tracker
• Certain Event Cards will now display their names in Auction Outcomes
• Addressed a few stats that were not updating in the MyTEAM menus