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[Joshmyersbv]

100% agree with that

I have a 6'9" nephew who is a Junior in high school this year and is already receiving a lot of major college scholarship offers and pretty sure he would destroy those ladies inside the paint

There is a video I watched a month ago where a high schooler from the Philippines played a WNBA player and he schooled her so bad at her Nike event they asked him to leave lol.

 

[GymWolf]

It will be an insult to men and a big joke if I see Caitlin clark dominate Step Curry.

You really think they are gonna disable the dunk button for females?

They can't handycap the gameplay just because it's impossible in real life.

 

[yogaflame]

There is a video I watched a month ago where a high schooler from the Philippines played a WNBA player and he schooled her so bad at her Nike event they asked him to leave lol.

I saw that too. I think its Sabrina Ionescu. And she and her husband was pissed. I respect and love biological woman, but that is common sense that men will dominate women in a sports with same rule and requirement and no handcap.

 

[AndrewRyan]

 

[SRTtoZ]

I mean it's a videogame so anything can happen but it's still kinda stupid. It's just all fairytales but then again, I guess letting guys like Wilt Chamberlain play against Anthony Davis so whatever. Seeing the girls dunk on the guys is pretty silly though considering like .0001% of them can dunk lol.

 

[ZVWQP-9B8TM-VH9CT]

I would bet massive amounts of money the very worst player in the NBA would cook the very best WNBA player and it would not be close

player in the NBA? High school kids would be able to do it too.

 

[demigod]

There is a video I watched a month ago where a high schooler from the Philippines played a WNBA player and he schooled her so bad at her Nike event they asked him to leave lol.

Just watched it. She had to go on the news for this dude to say she cooked the guy, what an embarassment.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Dorfdad]

100% agree with that

I have a 6'9" nephew who is a Junior in high school this year and is already receiving a lot of major college scholarship offers and pretty sure he would destroy those ladies inside the paint

You know what there going to do right!? Angel Reese is going to have similar boosted stats to LeBron or curry so there isn't a mismatch. I can already see the trolling that's going to happen and it's going to ruin the game.

 

[Unknown?]

What some are missing on this subject is that there have been enormous improvements in women sports in the last 10-15 years.
So much more money invested, more interest, more professionalism, steady improvement of quality.
It's not the same standard as the men's and in most cases never, ever will be but can still be enjoyable to watch, entertaining and skilful and it keeps improving in a virtuous circle.
We just had the Football (Soccer) European Championships where I live and it was great, stadiums were full, lots of exciting games, some great skill from the best teams and a lot less playacting.
Young girls watching things like this and getting into sports, dreaming of being pro, on TV etc. and being able to play as Caitlin Clark or whoever in video games is just a part of that.
I've no idea why this is a bad thing, it's not a zero-sum game.

Ya because of the small chance of some cat fights.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

You know what there going to do right!? Angel Reese is going to have similar boosted stats to LeBron or curry so there isn't a mismatch. I can already see the trolling that's going to happen and it's going to ruin the game.

Can't wait to see her 2 hand power dunk on a Hall of Fame Shaq's head

 

[IDKFA]

Just watched it. She had to go on the news for this dude to say she cooked the guy, what an embarassment.

Lol.

The host is gaslighting. The kid was "put in a body bag" and "holding on for dear life"?!?!?

Complete opposite of what really happened. That's like Soviet level propaganda.

Fucking LMAO

 

[Ulysses 31]

Boxing next?

 

[Dalbajobas]

ecosse_011172 : This is so very realistic !

 

[peish]

I feel empowered!

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Can't wait to see her 2 hand power dunk on a Hall of Fame Shaq's head

Even better if she baby giraffes her way to the basket, somehow bricks the dunk, mebounds her brick, and then dunk over Shaq's head.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

LOL. I knew they'd make it so players in both leagues would be equalized.

 

[demigod]

I've never seen Tony Parker dunk before and he's taller than her.

 

[Unknown?]

Who asked for this?

People wanting real jiggle physics.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I've never seen Tony Parker dunk before and he's taller than her.

Likely every dunk in his in game career here

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Plus never forget this classic dunk contest, when they were actually fun to watch

 

[Saber]

Finally women can make their fairytale dream come true!
This game should be renamed Dreamland NBA: The Tales from the Ass

 

[m14]

Coming out of High School I turned down several D1 scholarship offers to pursue Baseball as Basketball was my first love, I would have cooked those ladies in my prime

Hey, you're still in your prime. You're talking like you're Topher!

 

[Thanati]

You "can".

It's a choice. Most will probably not bother but it's an option.

 

[IDKFA]

You "can".

It's a choice. Most will probably not bother but it's an option.

Depends.

If it's like EA do with FIFA (I'll still call it that), then women players are in Ultimate Team and have stats that match the men. You can choose not to have any women in your team, but you can't stop other players having women in their team.

Which means you could still play against a skilled player that uses 5ft 6inch Sam Keer to out muscle and body check 6ft 5inch Virgil Van Dijk.

 

[PSYGN]

My answers have been prayered

 

[Dalbajobas]

Depends.

If it's like EA do with FIFA (I'll still call it that), then women players are in Ultimate Team and have stats that match the men. You can choose not to have any women in your team, but you can't stop other players having women in their team.

Which means you could still play against a skilled player that uses 5ft 6inch Sam Keer to out muscle and body check 6ft 5inch Virgil Van Dijk.

That's what I'm saying! If I wanted to play Looney Tunes I wouldn't buy Nba2K.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

absolute comedy gold

 

[John Bilbo]

Will they make the women appear taller to be more evenly matched with the men

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[schaft0620]

Hope you can throw green dildos as well.

Shaq would walk all over them bitches lol

Sigh… this is getting ridiculous. And yeah, not sure about high-school teams but a mid-tier College team could probably get WNBA championship.

I hope I can beat up the women. I want them broken and bruised after a game

This'll end well.

This woke bullshit is so annoying holy fuck

It's funny how the sports games started adding female matches as separate modes and no one cared about that (there was even a related trophy in one of the FIFA games and it had a very low completion percentage). So now they're making the next step and I bet they'll also mess with the stats to avoid showing how weak WNBA actually is.

Not long ago I watched two 8th grade AAU travel teams play in Las Vegas as I waited for my nephews team to play and granted these kids were some of the best of the best high potential 8th graders in the country and I would put a million on those 8th graders beating a WNBA All Star team and wouldn't blink twice about it

Boxing next?

There are so many people in this thread taking about NBA 2K26 that don't even watch the NBA or WNBA never mind buy the $70 game that is loaded with Microtransactions. Yet here we are at page 6 of this thread. 2K has won.

 

[tamago84]

Nah we're good

 

[schaft0620]

And the WNBA players will cite the game's sales as why they deserve a pay raise.

They are certainly going to ask why ownership is taking 75% of the revenue.

 

[Crayon]

Seems harmless.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

There are so many people in this thread taking about NBA 2K26 that don't even watch the NBA or WNBA never mind buy the $70 game that is loaded with Microtransactions. Yet here we are at page 6 of this thread. 2K has won.

Nahh I have been to a lot of NBA games including several Pacer games this including a few of their playoff games and have been to some Fever games.

I know a little bit about the NBA and WNBA

 

[nkarafo]

They are really trying so hard to rub the WNBA in our faces, don't they?

 

[Thanati]

Depends.

If it's like EA do with FIFA (I'll still call it that), then women players are in Ultimate Team and have stats that match the men. You can choose not to have any women in your team, but you can't stop other players having women in their team.

Which means you could still play against a skilled player that uses 5ft 6inch Sam Keer to out muscle and body check 6ft 5inch Virgil Van Dijk.

That's multiplayer though, right?

So it doesn't really matter.

 

[IDKFA]

That's multiplayer though, right?

So it doesn't really matter.

Depends on the player.

Like FIFA Ultimate Team, I'm sure there are some NBA2K players that only play the card collecting mode MyTeam. This means it might matter to them as they're now going to be forced into playing against a mixed team of NBA and WNBA players.

 

[Panajev2001a]

They are really trying so hard to rub the WNBA in our faces, don't they?

First you shame them because there is no option, then you shame them because they complain the stats in a game that tries to be realistic are completely made up to allow top WNBA players to beat lower tier NBA players (which does not happen) as it is just an option and they may even disingenuously compare it to stuff you find in NBA JAM or God of War or Spider-man, then they shame you because you do not use the option which they told you was just that… an option nobody had to use so… but now that you accepted it to be there they can try to shame you because you do not use it, then they shame you because you complain Le Bron or Jordan or the like are physically bested by WNBA players (again back to "just an option" excuse or "just a silly video game get over yourself"… which is funny as if it is just an option and just a silly video game why do you care to have stats adjusted so that NBA vs WBNA teams is not just a completely lopsided contest?), etc…

 

[nkarafo]

First you shame them because there is no option, then you shame them because they complain the stats in a game that tries to be realistic are completely made up to allow top WNBA players to beat lower tier NBA players (which does not happen) as it is just an option and they may even disingenuously compare it to stuff you find in NBA JAM or God of War or Spider-man, then they shame you because you do not use the option which they told you was just that… an option nobody had to use so… but now that you accepted it to be there they can try to shame you because you do not use it, then they shame you because you complain Le Bron or Jordan or the like are physically bested by WNBA players (again back to "just an option" excuse or "just a silly video game get over yourself"… which is funny as if it is just an option and just a silly video game why do you care to have stats adjusted so that NBA vs WBNA teams is not just a completely lopsided contest?), etc…

Because women themselves don't care about WNBA and don't support it, they can't just make a standalone WNBA game because nobody will buy it. So they sneak it into the regular NBA games that sell well to the male gamer crowd and now they are the ones who have to carry it's weight and be responsible for it. Once again, something that isn't catered to male games is pushed down their throats and if they don't accept it, they get all the blame for it's failure.

 

[Signalis]

There are so many people in this thread taking about NBA 2K26 that don't even watch the NBA or WNBA never mind buy the $70 game that is loaded with Microtransactions. Yet here we are at page 6 of this thread. 2K has won.

I'm not sure who you are white knighting for. NBA? WNBA? 2K?

I mean I'm a simple person. I just want to beat up women in the game. Seems pretty reasonable to me, maybe this will even get 2K to add bussy as DLC or in 2K27

 

[Alan Silvestro]

 

[ssringo]

The flopping looks decently realistic though.

 

[schaft0620]

I'm not sure who you are white knighting for. NBA? WNBA? 2K?

I mean I'm a simple person. I just want to beat up women in the game. Seems pretty reasonable to me, maybe this will even get 2K to add bussy as DLC or in 2K27

I know

 

[coffinbirth]

Same with Baseball as at least one woman made it to a local semi pro team near me called The Dubois County Bombers and they play in the stadium where A League of Their Own was filmed

Her name was Olivia Pichardo and I watched her bat a lot as I go to these games fairly often

She played one season and batted .128

Whoa, holy shit! I grew up in Jasper. My mom and sister were extras in A League of Their Own! I used to play in that park as a child. I remember when they flooded the downtown of Huntingburg to film Hard Rain. My dad got drunk with Randy Quaid, haha. Small world.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Whoa, holy shit! I grew up in Jasper. My mom and sister were extras in A League of Their Own! I used to play in that park as a child. I remember when they flooded the downtown of Huntingburg to film Hard Rain. My dad got drunk with Randy Quaid, haha. Small world.

Very small world.

Moved to Jasper maybe 30 years ago and still spend my summers here

I too remember the Hard Rain filming

 

[Thanati]

Depends on the player.

Like FIFA Ultimate Team, I'm sure there are some NBA2K players that only play the card collecting mode MyTeam. This means it might matter to them as they're now going to be forced into playing against a mixed team of NBA and WNBA players.

That's a good point.

However are you 100% sure they will be forced to play against a mixed team of players? Also, would it even matter?

 

[steve_o_3000]

2K trying to expand their market. Who cares?
I'm shocked some of the chuds around here aren't more excited as playing with a female character is the closest they will ever get to a woman.