EA announced today that Gilbert Arenas will grace the cover of NBA Live 08. Arenas stated that “This is a dream come true, I’m a huge gamer and have been playing NBA LIVE since 1995. I never imagined that I would see my face on the cover of an EA SPORTS video game.” Arenas finished the 2006-07 regular season averaging 28.4 points and 6.0 assists per game. Arenas was the first player from the 2001 draft class to be named to the All-Star team in 2005 and now has three consecutive All-Star appearances. In the ultimate salute to his climb from relative unknown to NBA All-Star, fans voted Arenas a starter on the Eastern Team at the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.

Arenas will join the likes of Tracy McGrady, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Vince Carter just to name a few as being one of the elite athletes to grace the NBA Live cover. Gilbert Arenas’ jersey number 0, which he chose in high school, has earned him the nickname “Agent Zero.” Arenas wears the number 0 to remind him that he was once the underdog who sat on the bench struggling for a chance to play and now see how far he’s come. It is a great honor to be the cover athlete for NBA Live 08 and Gilbert Arenas is a great pick.

[via: Talk Xbox]

-Brandon “Hoosierdaddy812″ Petesch-