COVID-19 has knocked out the vast majority of sporting events worldwide, but teams are getting creative during this pause. The Phoenix Suns announced on Thursday that they will use NBA 2K20 in order to give their fans some basketball during this time.
Phoenix Suns and NBA 2K20
The Suns announced that starting tonight, the team will stream a simulation of games they were scheduled to play, but can’t due to the outbreak of COVID-19, on Twitch. “The season isn’t over yet…We will continue to play the Suns season games on @NBA2K,” the Suns wrote on Twitter yesterday.
The season isn’t over yet…
We will continue to play the Suns season games on @NBA2K!
Saturday’s game will be moved to tomorrow. Join us live on @Twitch as we take on the @dallasmavs! pic.twitter.com/745QIuvCMc
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 13, 2020
Phoenix will start tonight, as they will stream a sim of Saturday’s previously scheduled game between the Suns and the Dallas Mavericks.