When the NBA returns it may use ‘NBA 2K’ for crowd noise

Posted on 06/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The NBA is moving toward restarting its season with 22 teams playing games at Disney World in Orlando, now that the NBA Player’s Association has approved further negotiations on the plan. One issue they’ll face is playing games without fans in the ar...

NBA 2K’s simulated playoffs crown the LA Lakers champs for 2020

Posted on 15/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While the league and several star players seem like they’re warming to the idea of organizing a real finish to the 2019-2020 NBA season, the makers of NBA 2K have completed their simulated version. The Bucks and Lakers faced off in the virtual finals...

NBA 2K’s simulated postseason sets its finals: Bucks vs. Lakers

Posted on 09/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While potential for finishing the 2019-2020 NBA season remains in doubt, the folks at NBA 2K have moved forward with simulating the results. The 2K Sim playoffs have completed their conference championships and are ready to “play” the final round. In...

NBA 2K League comes to traditional TV on ESPN2

Posted on 06/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Despite establishing an esports footprint a couple of years before COVID-19 canceled live sports for a while, the NBA 2K League is only just now coming to traditional TV. While we’ve seen a number of broadcasts for NASCAR, F1, FIFA and Madden in the...

NBA 2K League starts May 5th with six weeks of remote matches

Posted on 28/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Practically at the same time the NBA put its season on hiatus after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19, its esports arm also took an unscheduled break. Now, just after the NBA has issued some guidelines that could allow basketball players...

NBA 2K’s playoffs simulation moves on to the second round

Posted on 24/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With sports leagues almost entirely on hiatus, fans have had to make some adjustments to get their fix. Racing series have moved over to esports and player tournaments have provided some excitement, along with live events like the WNBA and NFL draft....

NBA and Microsoft plan personalized, AI-powered game streaming

Posted on 16/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft and the NBA are teaming up to deliver personalized game broadcasts that use machine learning and AI to learn fans’ preferences. To start, they’ll broadcast live and on-demand games via Microsoft Azure and add personalized real-time stats ov...

NBA 2K tournament starts Friday with Kevin Durant, Trae Young and more

Posted on 31/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Confirming yesterday's leak, the NBA announced an esports tournament that will kick off this Friday, with games broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2. The NBA 2K Players Tournament will pit 16 current NBA players against one another, with finals scheduled...

NBA reportedly plans ‘players-only’ 2K tournament that will air on ESPN

Posted on 31/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The NBA already has an official esports league with various teams represented, but with the live basketball season on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's reportedly about to put real NBA players on the sticks. Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Hay...

The NBA’s esports league postpones 2020 season due to coronavirus

Posted on 13/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Just a day after two NBA players tested positive for COVID-19 and the league announced it would suspend activities for at least thirty days, its esports arm followed suit. The NBA 2K League will postpone the start of its season, which was planned for...

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