On Sept. 17, three days before the official release of the video game “NBA 2K17,” Myles Turner shot a warning to his more than 38,000 Twitter followers.
“Gunna say this once and once only,” the Pacers’ 20-year-old power forward wrote, “if you use the Warriors on 2k we cannot associate literally unfair.”
More than two months later, Turner’s point stands: Golden State, which enters its season opener Tuesday as the first team in league history with four reigning All-NBA players, is capable of video-game performances any given night. After all, the Warriors added Kevin Durant, a four-time NBA scoring champion, to a group that led the league last season with 114.