This LeBron-Kevin Durant ‘WWE 2K’ Simulation Is Better Than The NBA Finals


The 2017 NBA Finals have been less than thrilling, to say the least, through two games in Oakland as Kevin Durant and the Warriors have blasted the Cavaliers in both games to take a 2-0 lead. Things could change as the series shifts to Cleveland, but no one is holding their breath that this year becomes a repeat of last year’s epic series.

With that said, it’s the last real basketball we’re going to see for months, so everyone wants to enjoy it as much as possible before we enter the dark days of the mid-summer sports calendar. The good thing about boredom is that it can breed creativity, so when fans grow restless of watching mediocre basketball, they manage to make something interesting out of the Finals anyways.

That’s what Miguel Luis (YouTube profile Shady00018) has done by firing up his copy of WWE 2K and simulating what would happen in LeBron James and Kevin Durant were to meet in the squared circle, rather than on the hardwood.

Before we get into going through the action, I first want to shoutout the fantastic attention to detail that was put into creating this special match. The Golden State ring design, complete with the hardwood look and logos, is great, but the best thing is that Durant is wearing an NWO shirsey with his name and number on the back, which is just perfect. Major kudos for the efforts in designing this match.

Now, onto the action in the ring, where LeBron comes out on the offensive with a vicious clothesline followed by dropping Durant out of a fireman’s carry into a knee to the gut. Unsurprisingly, James’ brute force is an advantage in the match, but Durant has some tricks up his sleeve to even the playing field.

KD is able to gain control of the match with a hard scoop slam of James and then some hard shots to the head. The key, though is that after throwing LeBron off the ropes, the referee gets taken out. Durant slams James face first into the mat and then removes the top turnbuckle to throw James directly into the exposed metal. This puts LeBron onto the mat, writhing in pain, but BAH GAWD THAT’S RUSSELL WESTBROOK’S MUSIC!

Westbrook emerges from the back and pulls a chair from under the ring. Durant, looking to finish LeBron off turns and takes a vicious chair shot to the head and Westbrook sneaks out of the ring with the referee still down.

James capitalizes on the interference from Durant’s old teammate turned foe and waits patiently in the corner for a staggered Durant to climb to his feet so he can hit him with a spear. The ref, at this point, comes back to and gives the three count to James to make him the champion.

Like I said, this is way more entertaining than the NBA Finals have been, and just imagine if the Cavaliers could really bring Westbrook into the fold. I don’t know if it would help them win the series, but it’d be an awful lot of fun to watch.

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