With the 2019 NBA 2K League Finals set for Saturday, August 3, festivities will officially tip off with the second annual NBA 2K League Showcase – a tournament featuring professional NBA 2K League players and influencers from the worlds of sports and entertainment. The showcase will take place Friday, August 2 beginning at 7 p.m. ET from the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in Long Island City, New York and will be livestreamed on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube Channels.

The NBA 2K League Showcase will be a four-game, single-elimination tournament featuring four teams each consisting of five players. The remaining team will take on the winning team from last year in the Finals. The game schedule is below:

7 p.m. ET              Team Rando vs. Team BearDaBeast
8 p.m. ET             Team NateKahl vs Team Ramo
9 p.m. ET             Winner 7 pm game vs Winner 8 pm Game
10 p.m. ET          Winner 9pm game vs Team IAmAdamThe1st (Defending Champs)

Doors will open at 5 p.m. ET. Fans in attendance can also meet some of their favorite NBA 2K League players and play interactive games, from the fan-favorite Pop-A-Shot to modern arcade games. There will be a photo opportunity with the popular HyperX RGB Chair.

Last year, the Showcase featured 7-time NBA Champion Robert Horry, as well as former NBA champion turned media personality, Brian Scalabrine. Ronnie 2K, the community ambassador for NBA 2K, participated, as well as A$AP Twelvyy, an accomplished hip hop artist who is part of A$AP Mob, a group with multiple top 10 albums on the US R&B / Hip Hop charts.

Four NBA 2K League players (Adam “iamadamthe1st” Kudeimati of Knicks Gaming, Artreyo “Dimez” Boyd of Mavs Gaming, Albano “oFAB” Thomallari of Celtics Crossover Gaming, and Shaka “Yeah I Compete” Browne of Jazz Gaming) coached teams throughout the tournament. Team Adam the 1^st would defeat 90-75 Team oFAB in the Showcase Final. Click here to view highlights from the game.

The full teams for this year are listed below:

Team BearDaBeast
Captain: BearDaBeast (T-Wolves Gaming)
GirlGamerChas
Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Jones
Lou Got Cash

Team NateKahl
Captain: NateKahl (NetsGC)
IcyGirl
Bloody Osiris
Ponce De’Leioun
Dirk

Team Ramo
Captain: Ramo (Pacers Gaming)
Flight Reacts
PrettyInPink
Ronnie2K
Bay Sway

Team Rando
Captain: Rando (Hawks Talon GC)
SGK7
LD2K
ZackTTG
AnnoyingTV

Team iamadamthe1st (2018 Showcase Winners)
Captain: iamadamthe1st (Knicks Gaming)
Jerry Ferrera
Mz_LJ
NickTheBullsFan
Kaz