Before proceeding, note that some of these fixes involve bypassing DRM checks. (Steam, Disc, or Humble Store). If you have a pirated copy, these fixes may not work, and you will receive no support here.
The cracked EXE bypasses the call to SecuROM entirely. Since you own the game legally, you are not pirating—you are simply removing obsolete DRM. nba 2k14 failed to initialize fix securom