NBA players, the league and their partners are coming up with creative ways to compete and entertain people amid the need to social distance and keep people inside in order to flatten the curve of the spread of coronavirus. Players were some of the first most well-known people to get the virus, but now many of them are looking to do something competitive with their time: enter the player’s only NBA 2K tournament.
Brooklyn Nets star and two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant is the biggest player of note competing in Friday’s 2K tournament. Durant also tested positive for the coronavirus, as did fellow competitor Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz. All players will play as themselves in a 1v1 tournament. Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell, who is due to be a free agent, will also participate in the tournament along with his Clippers teammate Pat Beverley, Atlanta’s Trae Young, and Portland’s Hassan Whiteside.
The tournament is set to be broadcast on ESPN and it will take place over 10 days, according to Yahoo’s Chris Haynes.
