https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nba-2k-playground-2s-partnership-with-2k19-dev/1100-6461442/

NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 was supposed to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC this May, but the arcade sports game was delayed. As it turns out, that delay was due to developer Saber Interactive finalizing a publishing deal with 2K--hence the "2K" now in the game's name.

It's a deal which Saber CEO Matthew Karch says has been very positive for the game. "The most fundamental change is that it's just been improved in every aspect and every facet," he told GameSpot. "Overall, thanks to our collaboration with 2K, this is the game we would have wanted to make had we been able to pull this off in round one. This would have been an ideal way to launch the franchise."