NBA 2K League Week 3 Preview
April 24, 2019
Rematch of the Endgame: On Saturday night, April 6, 76ers GC defeated Celtics Crossover Gaming 70-52 in the endgame of THE TIPOFF powered by AT&T, the league’s first tournament of the season. Ethan “Radaiant” White was named MVP, averaging 19.6 points and 8.4 assists for the tournament. Boston will get their chance to avenge that defeat when they visit Philadelphia on Thursday, April 25 at 7pm ET.
Just Kids From Brooklyn: Neighbors of Captain America, Brooklyn’s resident esports heroes, Nets GC, will compete against two 2018 NBA 2K League playoff teams. On Wednesday, April 25, Brooklyn will host Raptors Uprising GC at 9pm ET and on Thursday, April 26, they will host Blazer5 Gaming at 9pm ET (Fun fact: Nets GC point guard Isaiah “Wavy.Zay” Hancock’s favorite super-villain is Thanos).
We Have A Bear: Like Hulk in the Marvel Universe, No.11 overall pick in the 2019 NBA 2K League Draft Michael “BearDaBeast” Key has smashed his way onto the scene with averages of 15.5 points and 8 assists for the regular season. On Wednesday, April 24, BearDaBeast and T-Wolves Gaming will be featured in action twice when they host Raptors Uprising GC at 7pm ET and host Magic Gaming at 9pm ET.
Mark V: Currently undefeated and with two games scheduled in Week 3, Mavs Gaming will attempt to become the first NBA 2K League team to reach five wins in the 2019 regular season. On Wednesday, April 24, Mavs Gaming will visit Lakers Gaming at 7pm ET while on Thursday, April 25, they will host Heat Check Gaming at 6pm ET (Fun fact: Mavs Gaming small forward Justin “Sherm” Sherman’s favorite superhero is Iron Man).