In case you missed it, the NBA’s players-only NBA 2K tournament has been underway, as the quarterfinals just wrapped up on Thursday. Unfortunately none of the Houston Rockets’ players were in the tournament, which would have made it alot more interesting for Rockets fans.
In spite of the league’s never-ending hiatus, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has found innovative ways to re-engage basketball fans. This started with the 2K tournament and has expanded outward to the the H-O-R-S-E competition, which also doesn’t feature any current Rockets players.
Although an NBA 2K tournament isn’t necessarily the same thing as the product we’ve grown accustomed to seeing on the floor, it’s provided us with an opportunity to watch NBA players get as close to NBA games as possible, not to mention the commentary they’ve provided, which has been golden in the case of Patrick Beverley.