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The NBA has suspended all physical games in an effort to combat coronavirus and no return date has been set,
為了抗擊新冠疫情，NBA已經暫停了所有比賽。目前NBA還沒有確定復賽日期，
and there remains the possibility that the remainder of the 2019-20 season is canceled entirely,
很有可能會完全取消2019-20賽季剩余的比賽，
but nothing can stop the behemoth that is NBA 2K.
盡管如此，沒有什么能阻止NBA2K這個大咖。
With fans confined to their homes and video games taking on an important place as a distraction during this pandemic,
球迷們居家隔離，電子游戲成為了人們分散注意力的東西，在此次疫情期間占據了重要的位置，
the NBA has decided to take advantage of the platform to offer fans some semblance of live basketball.
NBA官方決定利用這個平臺，為球迷們獻上虛擬的籃球直播盛宴。
ESPN will air an NBA 2K tournament featuring players from all 30 NBA teams
據雅虎體育的Chris Haynes報道，ESPN將于周五直播一場NBA2K錦標賽，
that it hopes to launch on Friday, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
屆時將有來自NBA30支球隊的球員參與。
Who might participate in this tournament is unknown at this point, but a reasonable place to start would be recent NBA 2K cover athletes.
目前尚不知曉有哪些球員會參加本次比賽，但是近年NBA2K的封面球員參賽不失為一個合理的猜想。
There are currently 11 active players that have been featured on the cover of NBA 2K at some point in their careers:
目前有11名現役球員在其職業生涯中登上過《NBA 2K》的封面，他們分別是：
Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose,
安東尼·戴維斯、揚尼斯·阿德托昆博、凱里·歐文、凱文·杜蘭特、德里克·羅斯、
Blake Griffin, Paul George, LeBron James, James Harden, Chris Paul and Stephen Curry.
布雷克·格里芬、保羅·喬治、勒布朗·詹姆斯、詹姆斯·哈登、克里斯·保羅和斯蒂芬·庫里。
While fans would undoubtedly prefer to see live basketball, this format has some distinct advantages.
球迷們無疑更喜歡看現場籃球比賽，但如今這種形式也有明顯的優勢。
Theoretically, players could be mic'd up and trash talk each other live on camera,
理論上來說，球員們可以通過麥克風，在鏡頭前互噴垃圾話，
something fans get to see very little of on actual television broadcasts of games.
這是球迷們在電視直播中很少能看到的場面。
It also sends a strong message of social distancing, as basketball courts around the country have been caught on film filled with players.
這也傳遞出了當下極需保持社交距離的強烈信號，因為全美各地的籃球場都被拍攝到擠滿了球員。
If NBA players are staying home and have found their own alternative to basketball, perhaps others will follow.
如果NBA球員們都待在家里，找到打籃球的替代活動，或許其他人會隨之效仿。
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