WWE 2K had to drop the bomb-shoot TNT news: NBA player Jalen Brunson is set to appear in WWE 2K25, and the reactions? Let’s just say really mixed. The official WWE Games Twitter account had teased the crossover with a short clip of Brunson faking a layup, perhaps to follow up with a WWE move (Seriously?). Instead of hype, the replies are laced in frustration, memes, and utter confusion.
In the tweet, there was a short clip with the caption: “POV: You thought I was going for the layup… Coming Soon in #WWE2K25 🔜 @jalenbrunson1”. Sounds pretty cool, huh? A basketball player in a wrestling game-cool crossover! Except… not so happy gamers.
The reply section is a big mess. One is begging for WWE greats like The Great Khali (“For the love of god please show us THE GREAT KHALI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” – @LittlePossum23), while another is just roasting the idea (“No one cares about random basketball players” – @Brutalivindirty). Then, another one just dropped a trash can emoji (@PhillyDab), and this summed up the mood perfectly.
So the drama’s main hurdle is—unfinished business. A lot of the replies are calling WWE 2K out for still not delivering on the DLC character that was advertised in their first pack (“We keep asking for the dlc character we ALREADY PAID FOR, and y’all keep ignoring it” – @Tretacurtyw). One even joked about “POV – me throwing rocks at your office window until you reveal the dlc character I already paid for” – @NStuff___). Yikes.
Now the question comes. Why basketball? Why now? Some are completely going the conspiracy, calling this the beginning of a complete sports mash-up (“Next year we are getting a soccer ball huh” – @WWE_FAN02), while others are just plain confused (“NBA in a WWE game” – @iTzVega_). There are a few that are behind it, though (“I’m excited!!! I’m totally gonna redo an NWO story in universe and use these NBA guys” – @MPIII6284), but they are the minorities.
So, what’s the real deal? A fun crossover, or a desperate distraction from absent DLC? Either way, WWE 2K25’s latest reveal has gamers talking-just not how the devs probably wanted.
Basically, Jalen Brunson better be dunk-turned-RKO; else, what is even the point?
(But seriously WWE 2K, maybe deal with that DLC first.)
