Starting this April 3, the NBA, in association with 2K Games, will celebrate this championship, which will be broadcast on ESPN.
Basketball unites against the coronavirus through the video game. As the well-known Spanish caster Ibai Llanos did with the popular FIFA 20, the king of the United States will do the same with the so-called NBA 2K20 Players Tournament, an official charity tournament organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 2K Games, editor of the video game, starting this Friday, April 3 and with a television broadcast on the ESPN and ESPN 2 networks.
The United States, which is already the country with the most cases of COVID-19 infections worldwide, recommends that society stay home. With this, many people will take advantage to consume series, television and other derived events such as the one that happens to us, which will begin on Friday, April 3 and will last until April 11, when the grand final takes place.
NBA 2K Players Tournament pairings
16 professional NBA players have already been confirmed; To highlight, Kevin Durant, diagnosed with coronavirus, along with other stars such as Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker, Hassan Whiteside, Trae Young and Andre Drummond. The championship will have a prize of $ 100,000 for the winner, which will go entirely to devote efforts to the coronavirus
"We are excited to be able to move forward with the first 'NBA 2K Players Tournament' in collaboration with NBPA and 2K, thus continuing our efforts to connect with NBA fans around the world," says Matt Holt, vice president of global actions. of the NBA. These are the preliminary confirmed participants:
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- 1. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets (96)
- 2. Bring Young, Atlanta Hawks (90)
- 3. Hassan Whiteside, Portland Trail Blazers (87)
- 4. Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz (87)
- 5. Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns (86)
- 6. Andre Drummond, Cleveland Cavaliers (85)
- 7. Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls (85)
- 8. Montrezl Harrell, LA Clippers (85)
- 9. Domantas Sabonis, Indiana Pacers (85)
- 10. Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Suns (85)
- 11. DeMarcus Cousins (81)
- 12. Michael Porter Jr., Denver Nuggets (81)
- 13. Rui Hachimura, Washington Wizards (79)
- 14. Patrick Beverley, LA Clippers (78)
- 15. Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings (78)
- 16. Derrick Jones Jr., Miami Heat (78)
