NBA Live 2001 is the 2001 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and in Lithuanian copies of NBA Live 2001, it features Arvydas Sabonis. The game was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports Label, the game was released on October 16, 2000, for the PlayStation, January 22, 2001, for the PlayStation 2 and February 7, 2001, for Windows. NBA Live 2001 is followed by NBA Live 2002. The PC version of the game for the second year included EA's "Face in the Game" feature that debuted in NBA Live 2000, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players.