ESPN NBA 2K Players Tournament: First Round Recap

Over this past weekend, the NBA 2K Players Tournament on ESPN completed the first round of play. A total of 16 of the NBA’s biggest names squared off in NBA 2K20. The champion will win a total of $300,000 in donations towards a coronavirus relief charity of their choosing. This is a tournament update after the first round of action.

NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

Below are each of the first round results:

• (16) Derrick Jones Jr. defeats (1) Kevin Durant, 78-62
• (8) Montrezl Harrell defeats (9) Domantas Sabonis, 73-51
• (5) Devin Booker defeats (12) Michael Porter Jr., 85-75
• (13) Rui Hachimura defeats (4) Donovan Mitchell, 74-71
• (2) Trae Young defeats (15) Harrison Barnes, 101-59
• (10) Deandre Ayton defeats (7) Zach Lavine, 57-41
• (6) Andre Drummond defeats (11) DeMarcus Cousins, 101-49
• (14) Patrick Beverley defeats (3) Hassan Whiteside, 84-54

Because @NBA2K has my player messed up https://t.co/iHpVqugU6n

— Book (@DevinBook) April 6, 2020

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