Tag: Call of Duty

Josh Hart helps lead team to win in SLAM’s third Call of Duty tourney

Josh Hart had another good showing in SLAM’s third Call of Duty: Modern Warfare tourney.

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart added to his flawless record Saturday in SLAM’s latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare tournament.

Hart has played in each of the tournaments, and he picked up a third straight win in this weekend’s tourney. Hart’s team included Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, Washington Mystics forward Aerial Powers and Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. The four hoopers helped their squad to a sweep against a team led by Miami Heat big man Meyers Leonard.

The rest of the opposing team consisted of De’Aaron Fox, Mario Hezonja, Grayson Allen, Donovan Mitchell and Kentucky commit Terrence Clarke.

Hart was particularly effective in his team’s last two wins of the sweep. The third game was Domination on the map Hackney Yard. Hart and company won the game, 200-181, and Hart had the second-highest number of kills with 36.

The last game in the series was Capture the Flag on Vacant. Hart and his squad snagged a close 3-2 win to seal the series. He finished with a score of 1,675 and 13 kills.

Hart has been a key part of each winning team in the Call of Duty matches. He’s been on Simmons’ team twice, and during the second week of tournaments he was with Leonard’s squad.

Though Hart hasn’t necessarily been a star on his teams, he has thrived in his role as a player who can tally fairly high scores.

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Ben Simmons and team got swept in SLAM’s second Call of Duty tourney

Ben Simmons didn’t snag a second straight win in SLAM’s latest Call of Duty tourney

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons had a rough Saturday night on the sticks with his squad in SLAM’s latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare tourney.

After showing why he’s one of the NBA’s best Call of Duty gamers in the first tourney, Simmons did not have as dominant a showing this time around.

He played alongside Zach LaVine, Donovan Mitchell and Sierra Canyon freshman Bronny James, and his team was swept, 4-0, in the seven-game series.

The winning team had more cohesion, with Meyers Leonard and De’Aaron Fox being two of the squad’s best players. Josh Hart, Grayson Allen, Kentucky commit Terrence Clarke and former Hillcrest Prep star Kyree Walker made up a solid supporting cast.

Simmons and company went down 2-0 quickly, losing first in Search and Destroy on Rammaza. Simmons usually does well in Search and Destroy, as he is skilled with sniper rifles. He typically knocks opponents down with one shot, but during this game he finished with six kills.

After the lost in Search and Destroy, Simmons and his team lost a 200-110 rout in Domination on Gun Runner. Following that loss, the team lost 9-1 in Capture the Flag on Shoot House. The only hope for Simmons’ squad was to snag a win in Headquarters on the map Vacant.

Despite starting with a 51-0 lead, Simmons and his team didn’t continue their aggressiveness, losing 200-97 in the series’ final game.

Simmons had one of his best performances in the series during the last game, tallying 29 kills for the second-highest amount on the team.

Though the series ended relatively quickly, the two teams still played out the remaining three games. Simmons team didn’t win any of those, either. They lost in Search and Destroy again, as well as Capture the Flag and Headquarters.

 

As the NBA’s hiatus continues, perhaps more of these tournaments will be in store for fans and players to relax and entertain themselves.

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Karl-Anthony Towns is participating in the Call of Duty League’s celebrity tournament

Karl-Anthony Towns probably has a future in eSports.

Outside of basketball, Karl-Anthony Towns has always bragged about being the best at something else: Call of Duty.

He’s said for years that he’s the best Call of Duty player in the NBA and could be a pro at the game if he wanted to be. Now he’s getting an opportunity to prove himself in front of an actual pro-gaming audience.

Next weekend, when the Call of Duty League launches its inaugural season, Towns will be among the competitors participating in the league’s 2 vs. 2 celebrity “Hype Battle” gauntlet that feed in to the pro team matches.

More Hype Battles will take place throughout the season with other celebrities and special guests. The matches will be played in Call of Duty’s “Gunfight” mode.

This isn’t the first time he’s participated in a Call of Duty tournament. He actually won a Mountain Dew Call of Duty celebrity Pro-Am last year and that had actual pro competition in it.

I’ll tell you what. If this basketball thing doesn’t work out for Towns? I have a feeling we know where he’s headed next.

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