Take a look at NBA.com’s new NBA Live ’08 screenshot gallery. The tendency for publishers to spice up ad materials aside, the graphics are the most photorealistic I’ve ever seen. More excuse for video game addicts to avoid real exercise, since they’ll be busy living their hoop dreams through buttons and the D-Pad.

Did your jaw drop because of NBA 2k7‘s luscious HD graphics? Let’s see how NBA Live ’08 will affect virtual ballers.