'Twitter ninja' Embiid, Towns among NBA stars reacting to 2K17 ratings
With notable offseason transactions drying up and the Olympic basketball tournament in the rearview mirror, the NBA calendar has officially reached its dog days of summer - unless you're a gamer fishing for some 2K17 news.
Twitter user Ronnie 2K began his annual tradition of sending players their 2K screenshots and ratings Wednesday night, and a handful of those stars shared the details with their own followers.
Pretty good rating for a Twitter ninja #WeAllGotTheSameAmountOfPoints pic.twitter.com/q4Sxdqrq0n
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) August 25, 2016
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9/16/2016 #whoready @Ronnie2K @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/HjXi1pMBu0
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) August 25, 2016
Uhhhhhhm who's ready? @Ronnie2K @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/CeDtsfb7kL
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 25, 2016
The video game gets better year after year and so do my ratings!
— Justin Anderson (@JusAnderson1) August 25, 2016
S/o @Ronnie2K and @NBA2K? #Simba #Mavs #FanLove pic.twitter.com/acnzilNJVk
Can't believe I'm in 2k 👀 @Ronnie2K @NBA2K appreciate it pic.twitter.com/Zq2FkwQ0YZ
— MB5™ (@Mbeasy5) August 25, 2016
The appreciation of youngsters like Malik Beasley and Justin Anderson is endearing, the impressive rating of Karl-Anthony Towns is an accurate warning to the Association, and Joel Embiid, as always, finds a way to steal the social media show.