La NBA It seems that he is finalizing the details of a online tournament in which 16 real players from NBA teams will participate. For this they will resort to the NBA 2K video game and it will be broadcast on ESPN. A proposal like other similar ones that would serve to alleviate a bit of the break to which the most popular basketball competition in the world has been forced.
From the real NBA to NBA 2K online
That the Coronavirus is stopping world activity in general and sports in particular is a reality that we all know by now. To alleviate the situation and provide some entertainment to the thousands of followers of various sports disciplines, those responsible for some of these have resorted to video games to hold online competitions.
During the last weeks we have seen how a FIFA 20 lathe was carried out with the participation of players from La Liga BBVA and also proposals such as NASCAR car racing or the Indicate Series. Now, as published on Yahoo! Sports, it seems that it's the turn of the NBA.
The world's most popular basketball competition would already have practically everything ready to hold a tournament in which 16 players of real teams would compete through the video game NBA 2K. And attention, if all goes well, it would start this same Friday, April 3.
Sources: Clarity, it will be a 16-player NBA 2K tournament lasting 10 days. 4-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins among the participants. https://t.co/0V1LfU9pnI
- Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) March 31, 2020
Who would be the participants? Well, NBA 2K20 has published on his Twitter profile an image with the box with the names and pairings. In it we see the following players: Kevin Durant, Derrick Jones Jr, Montrezl Harrell, Domantas Sabonis, Devin Booker, Michael Porter Jr, Donovan Mitchell, Rui Hachimura, Trae Young, Harrison Barnes, Zach Lavine, Deandre Ayton, Andre Drummond, Demarcus Cousins, Hassan Whiteside, and Patrick Beverley.
It will be fun to see if talent on the track also translates into talent behind the wheel. Something that we already anticipate surely does not happen and we see some surprise. But be that as it may, it will be fun to watch them play. By the way, ESPN will be in charge of broadcasting the competition. Although there is not much data if they will also take these matches later to other platforms such as YouTube.
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In any case, whatever happens with broadcast issues, participating players, etc., the most interesting thing about the proposal is that it will be another push for the world of eSports. So that those who have never considered or understood sitting down to watch a game of a video game, as if it were a real game, see the potential they offer. Moreover, the emotion with which both events can be experienced is identical.
JC with the steal and bucket!@ConnsHomePlus #MakeItHappen Play of the game pic.twitter.com/VaMw9lOQjW
- Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 31, 2020
By the way, the Phoenix Suns seem to have been ahead of the game and already started their own virtual season when the competition began.