Indiana has made it—Eastern Conference Champions for the first time in 25 years. That is, for 25 looooong years since they last held that title, thereby making their run toward the NBA Finals something of a big topic in gaming and basketball circles. The official NBA 2K Twitter dropped a celebratory tweet amid the hype, and the replies… oh, chaos ensued.
Zac, gotta give it up to Hayward C, aka he couldn’t have said it better himself: “Well deserved.” Seriously. Fighting through such a tough conference, Pacers now stare at the Oklahoma City Thunder in what already kicks off as… well, a divisive Finals scenario. Some folks (cough Kobra tha Don cough) are calling for a sweep—OKC in 4, allegedly. Meanwhile, Knicks4Eva is holding out hope for the upset come Indy. But let’s be real; the much juice is in the replies.
Well, gamers had priorities to sort. Some debated how entertaining the Finals were (“Another boring finals😭” – RealLankii), while others set their eyes on NBA 2K’s next step with laser focus. “Drop the challenges asap,” demanded Leel, to which Gael Gordon added his voice: “Drop the challenges lil bro.” That kind of urgency was almost tangible. Meanwhile, Ocutz was playing high-level chess speculating over the dropping of a 100-overall Chet Holmgren or Obi Toppin card in MyTEAM. Now, WhyLxck just wanted some answers: “Bro where’s court Concourer?” (RIP apparently, got canceled due to menu issues, per Ocutz’s follow-up).
But the real spicy stuff? The casual slander. Casual Sports Fan dropped it with “Knicks suck,” while Mura109 remained unrestrained: “OKC in four boring-ass finals.” Ouch. And Nate Higgers wasn’t there asking for mercy either, dubbing it the “worst Finals of the past decade.” Meanwhile, Shaidubby and Matt Deegan began the manifestation of the OKC sweep sans remorse with plenty of laughing emojis.
Then there’s the timing. AyoSteph and Cameron both called NBA 2K out for the premature announcing—”It ain’t even end yet LMAOOO” and “Damn before the buzzer haha.” The sentiments. Like, y’all couldn’t wait five more seconds? But hey, when you’ve waited 25 years, maybe a premature celebration is fair.
So what’s next? The Finals, obviously, yet also… NBA 2K better drop those challenges before the gamers revolt. And if we get a juiced Myles Turner card out of this? Bonus. Either way, the Pacers’ Cinderella story is the story right now—whether you think they’re going to get swept or not. (Spoiler: The replies are not optimistic.)
One thing’s for sure—25 years is an awfully long time to wait. So let Indy have this moment, even though the whole Internet has already written their Finals obituary. And hey, if they do pull off the upset? The replies will be legendary. Until then, keep hitting that refresh button on the MyTEAM menu. Just in case.
