The intended line of dialogue seemingly does not load and the NPC remains looking at the player with a confused look for five seconds in silence NBA 2K23 MT. What completes this unintended comedic moment is that the dialogue does start to load, and the NPC responds by saying "oh, I got you," before departing the room.

While this isn't proven as a glitch, it is certainly strange enough to warrant being classified as one. It doesn't appear to be a game-breaking glitch, however, and falls into a similar class as the flaw in the beginning of Baldur's Gate 3.

Also, it is possible the response of the NPC is influenced by the player's performance and if no improvements are necessary according to the game it is not said. It's unclear how widespread this potential silence bug affects all versions of NBA 2K23.

NBA 2K23 is still early on in its run and minor bugs like this should be expected. Given the amount of effort the developers have put into NBA 2K23 with features like cross-gen development, the bug is likely to be fixed through patches.

There may be a chance that it is left in the game when it's only activated due to certain gameplay elements. The whole moment is unexpected and could become a fun Easter egg for fans who can trigger it.

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