{"id":21432,"date":"2020-04-03T22:52:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=21432"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:41:00","slug":"players-only-nba-2k-tournament-update-cinderella-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=21432","title":{"rendered":"Players-only NBA 2K tournament update: Cinderella Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gettyimages-1061269964-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gettyimages-1061269964-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gettyimages-1061269964-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gettyimages-1061269964-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gettyimages-1061269964.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an absence of sports entertainment across the nation, the NBA established a two-week players-only NBA 2K20 tournament. It had a lot of weight on it&#8217;s shoulders, especially to fill the void of the lack of sports across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seeding of the tournament was based on the participants 2K rating, with ties going to the player with more experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sprite Slam-Dunk Champion, Derrick Jones Jr was the 16th seed in the tournament, tied with Harrison Barnes as a 78 overall rating on the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-time Slam Dunk Championship participant upset number one seed, Kevin Durant, using the Milwaukee Bucks defeating the 2K-Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles Clippers. Jones now has the opportunity to pull off the &#8220;Cinderella story&#8221;, a unlikely tale of victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE?! Get him out the game.\u201d<br><br>We&#39;ve all been there \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA2KTourney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA2KTourney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1h1BL8ehP\">pic.twitter.com\/p1h1BL8ehP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1246230662983684096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with NBA 2K director of digital marketing, &#8220;Ronnie 2K&#8221; called Jones one of the most underrated players in the tournament on the sticks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifth-pick Trae Young defeated Sacramento King Harrison Barnes, using the Bucks. Barnes, using the defending champs Toronto Raptors was demolished, losing 101-59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He was the best man. He was hilarious.&quot;<br><br>Harrison Barnes loved playing with Dirk back in Dallas. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA2KTourney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA2KTourney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NBRZBRvERQ\">pic.twitter.com\/NBRZBRvERQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1246267037808238593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De&#8217;Andre Ayton, a number one pick in the 2018 NBA draft, defeated Bulls player Zach Lavine. Lavine lost using the Miami Heat, against Ayton&#8217;s Houston Rockets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deandre Ayton vs. Zach LaVine both bringing the heat early \ud83c\udf7f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA2KTourney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA2KTourney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y674HCLPGH\">pic.twitter.com\/y674HCLPGH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1246236019168555008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notorious Clippers trash-talker Patrick Beverly defeated Hassan Whiteside with the most entertaining game of the night. The victory came to the Beverly-controlled Bucks against a LeBron James led 2K Los Angeles Lakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pat Bev brings the energy to 2K too \ud83d\ude24<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA2KTourney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA2KTourney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqvxqRxawO\">pic.twitter.com\/DqvxqRxawO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1246276350186577920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of the tournaments wins $100k to donate to a charity dedicated to coronavirus relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other quarter-finals games will resume Sunday at noon on ESPN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nWith an absence of sports entertainment across the nation, the NBA established a two-week players-only NBA 2K20 tournament. It had&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=21432\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Players-only NBA 2K tournament update: Cinderella Story?&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":21433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,5,24,20],"tags":[1802,2166,2167,294,2165,659],"class_list":["post-21432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics-videogames","category-exclusives","category-gaming","category-videogames-2","tag-2k","tag-clippers","tag-esp","tag-gaming","tag-lakers","tag-streaming","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Players-only NBA 2K tournament update: Cinderella Story? - The Cultured Nerd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=21432\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Players-only NBA 2K tournament update: Cinderella Story? - The Cultured Nerd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With an absence of sports entertainment across the nation, the NBA established a two-week players-only NBA 2K20 tournament. 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