As Joel Embiid showed us recently, NBA 2K can often be a sensitive subject with players.
Add Lonzo Ball to the list of players chiming in, but this time he's trying to stick up for a teammate who doesn't look so hot in the video game.
When John Collins, a rookie with the Atlanta Hawks, found out that he'll be a 73 this season, he shared an NBA 2K graphic of himself dunking over Lakers forward Brandon Ingram.
😳😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @Ronnie2K #NBA2K18 #NBA2K #NBA2KFIRSTLOOK pic.twitter.com/9yiHHAgyAO
— John Collins (@jcollins20_) August 11, 2017
Hawks teammate Malcolm Delaney chimed in and made a bold prediction about that 2K dunk translating onto the actual court.
We will see this a lot in real life. Don't worry https://t.co/0Vrz0sGMo5
— malcolm delaney (@foe23) August 11, 2017
Ball, not happy to see his Lakers teammate looking soft in the video game, responded to Collins' boasting by tweeting that 2K will "lose a customer" if they don't change that picture of Ingram within 24 hours.
2k you got 24 hours to change this pic before you lose a customer https://t.co/GVtj0MrzEQ
— Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) August 12, 2017
Collins has an important stake in the matter and was quick to respond to Ball and NBA 2K.
@Ronnie2K uh oh 2k what y'all gonna do? 👀👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/pfwFinNOnX
— John Collins (@jcollins20_) August 12, 2017
There's no word yet on whether NBA 2K will "lose a customer," but to keep the people happy, Collins shared a reverse picture of Ingram dunking on him.
Since some people take 2k sooo seriously! 😒😂 #NBA2K18 #NBA2K #NBA2KFirstLook @Ronnie2K @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/cqHShLyu5d
— John Collins (@jcollins20_) August 12, 2017
For now, it looks like a crisis has been avoided. The NBA 2K battles live on.
--Isaac Chipps